It never starts with shouting. It seldom starts with hate. It starts with little moments We quietly tolerate. A hurt that's left unanswered, A wound we never name... Until the heart grows heavier Than it was made to bear. We think we're only holding A memory or two... But bitterness is patient. It quietly changes you. One thought becomes another. One shadow hides the sun. And slowly what we nurture Becomes what we've become. Guard your heart. Watch what you feed. The soul becomes What we believe. Choose forgiveness While it's small... Before resentment Builds a wall. The Light still waits Outside the door. Don't close the windows anymore. I've seen what anger can become. I've seen love disappear. Not all at once... But little by little... Year after year. A face can still be beautiful. A voice can sound the same. Yet something deep inside the soul No longer burns the same. The enemy delights to whisper, "Hold on to what they owe." But chains are forged By those who cannot Bear to let things go. The prison isn't built for them... It slowly cages you. That's why the Savior calls us To see with eyes made new. So, Lord... If bitterness should ever Come knocking at my door... Help me recognize it Before it asks for more. If anger starts to steal my peace... If pride begins to grow... Please break my heart Before it hardens. Don't ever let me go. Guard your heart. Choose hope instead. Don't let tomorrow Fear what's ahead. Leave room for mercy. Leave room for grace. Leave room for God To heal this place. The Light still waits Outside the door. And every sunrise Whispers softly... Open the windows. Again.
