The pastoral theologian spoke
of gentleness in the midst of
our rough and tumble world.

That priest was a gentle spirit,
so it must have been easy for
him to live as he advised.

However, there are those of
us males who have been rais-
ed on fight cereal in the morn-

ing and flight sandwiches at
noon and steamed anger for
dinner and a nightcap of res-

entment, only to repeat it all
the next day. As Caesar Cha-
vez said, “I’m a violent man

learning to be non-violent.”
And so many of us seek
a better diet having grown

weak and weary with the
dysentery from the bitter
herbs of fear.