Tact and Diplomacy
A friend of mine once told me of two lessons I must learn
Two simple little lessons I will share with you in turn
To help you in relations with the people that you meet
As they have helped me often in my work and on the street
The first is about Tact in what you say and how you do
The things for other people who are standing close to you
Whom you might rather not have be as close as they might be
But need you in that moment help them see what they must see
That character of Jesus that you gather everyday
As each day in the morning you reach out to Him and pray
That He will bring you someone who like you needs time with Him
To comprehend the timeless love that He would share with them
That says I'm here to listen to the burden on your heart
To let you know that above all your life can have a part
In what God has prepared for you and those you do not know
But likewise will be touched by all the seeds of love you sow
And then there is Diplomacy that must be practiced well
That must be that ingredient in everything you tell
To those you don't agree with or you're sure are thinking wrong
That knows how to adjust yourself in ways to get along
To step on toes most lightly with the truth you know is right
But not cause an upheaval that might bring their wrong to light
In ways that might embarrass them or take away their shine
But help them through your tender touch to have an open mind
So they might see the changes that they need to undertake
And joyfully pursue the path that God would have them take
That changes them to be like Him the way He's changing you
Reflecting Christ in everything the way they see you do
For true tact with diplomacy that have their roots in God
Are perfect tools of Godly grace that light the path we trod
And open doors for others who still wander on their own
Assuming if there was a God He's left them all alone
When of a truth He's waiting just to hear their call to Him
So He can have a right to open gates of joy for them
And guide them to that better day when all things are made new
Because they saw through faith the grace He's living now in you
Psalm 145:8-9; James 5:19-20; Isaiah 58:5-12; Matthew 10:16
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