The plea of a contrite heart—worshipping while beating one’s chest, acknowledging that one cannot live without God’s grace each day: “God, have mercy on me, for I am a sinner.” “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: “God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.” But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted’”...
부부 관계에 있어서 부드러운 대답은 ... 부부 관계에 있어서 부드러운 대답은 분노를 가라앉히지만 과격한 말은 오히려 분노를 일으킵니다 ( 참고 : 잠언 15:1, 현대인의 성경 ).