Blog reader and long-time friend Henry Brown, now living in Hilton Head, South Carolina, closed a note to me with this benediction. It’s worth passing on to you:

Best wishes for you tonight my friend. My prayer – Listen patiently, contemplate prayerfully, speak clearly and love dearly. – Henry Brown

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak… (James 1.19, NIV)

This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. (1 John 3.11, NIV)