"Thy sweetness, Lord"

Mark 3:5, 21-23

"When our Lord had looked round on them with anger, being grieved for their hardness of heart, He said a loving word to a poor man...What do we say when we are grieved and angry? Do we speak a kind word to someone who needs it?...There is not a word of indignant self-defense, just a quiet question. It was the overflow of the sweetness and peace of His heart. When we are unkindly and unjustly accused, perhaps just when we have been helping someone, how do we react?...there is always time for a look up to Him. 'Thy sweetness, Lord. Thy peace, Lord.' It will always be given." Amy Carmichael