Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms
Sep 21, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
A farmer's hands — strong enough for hay bales and cattle, gentle enough to hold a baby chick. 🐣 New episode by Tara L. Cole on what it really means to be gentle without being weak. **LINKS:**…
Tara L. ColeGuestNicolet BellHost
Gentleness is one of the hardest ideas to teach my children because they often confuse it with weakness.
However, when I think of gentleness, I picture the large, rough hands of a farmer holding a new baby chick.
Gentleness is one of the hardest ideas to teach my children because they often confuse it with weakness.
Jesus gives us a best example of this type of strength being under control, being gentle.
Three times Peter tells others that he does not know the Lord, despite telling Jesus hours earlier that he would remain faithful no matter what.
After his resurrection, when Jesus sees Peter again, he could have berated his disciple or cast him aside for his failure to remain faithful.
Jesus takes Peter off by himself and three times asks him, Do you love me? And Peter answers, You know that I love you.
Three times Jesus gave Peter the chance to affirm his love and commitment to him.
As we seek to be gentle with our children and teach them what gentleness looks like, all of us can learn from Jesus' example.
Instead, it is remaining faithful to God and His standards of love and kindness.
It is shown in extending hot chocolate in a listening ear to a struggling teen instead of harsh discipline.
In our children, we see it as they stoop down to help another kid who has fallen, lay a hand on a hurting friend's shoulder, or give a hug.
We see it as they walk away from a fight and ignore hurtful words instead of getting revenge.
Gentleness is one of the hardest ideas to teach my children because they often confuse it with weakness.
However, when I think of gentleness, I picture the large, rough hands of a farmer holding a new baby chick.
Gentleness is one of the hardest ideas to teach my children because they often confuse it with weakness.
Jesus gives us a best example of this type of strength being under control, being gentle.
Three times Peter tells others that he does not know the Lord, despite telling Jesus hours earlier that he would remain faithful no matter what.
After his resurrection, when Jesus sees Peter again, he could have berated his disciple or cast him aside for his failure to remain faithful.
Jesus takes Peter off by himself and three times asks him, Do you love me? And Peter answers, You know that I love you.
Three times Jesus gave Peter the chance to affirm his love and commitment to him.
As we seek to be gentle with our children and teach them what gentleness looks like, all of us can learn from Jesus' example.
Instead, it is remaining faithful to God and His standards of love and kindness.
It is shown in extending hot chocolate in a listening ear to a struggling teen instead of harsh discipline.
In our children, we see it as they stoop down to help another kid who has fallen, lay a hand on a hurting friend's shoulder, or give a hug.
We see it as they walk away from a fight and ignore hurtful words instead of getting revenge.
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