Hey, we're Jinjur and Jeremy Bolo. Welcome to the Hope We Hold podcast.

Where we have weekly conversations around our family table to share the hope of Jesus.

Well, the world can be a cruel place, can it?

Yeah, and we don't want to be contributors to that cruelty.

But sadly, we can be. I know it's easy to complain about how mean and cruel others can be out there in the world.

But if we're honest, it's often the issues in our own homes or with our own kids or family members or friends or

work with our co-workers, where we find ourselves being the edgy and mean and unkind person.

Yeah, so today we are going to have a conversation about wisdom and kindness.

How do we function in an increasingly polarizing or dividing world?

And how do we function politically, socially, and even spiritually within the church and within our own homes

in a way that reflects the gentle compassion of Christ?

We only have a two-year-old girl, so I know there are a lot of moms and parents with

more kids who are in different stages of testing and trying their patients

more than we are right now. But as a mom, I can feel it.

Times of frustration or when I'm exhausted and it would be easy to snap or to be short or harsh,

even with Felicity or with you, Jair.

And I want to be a kind person and I want to be kind like Christ.

I want to be gentle and patient and slow to anger.

Yeah, me too. And I think most people would say they want to be kind and gentle, right?

And yeah, I wonder if our listeners can relate to this.

Do you ever find yourself being a bit sharp, impatient or rude?

And maybe we have excuses for it. Maybe you excuse it by saying you haven't had your coffee yet.

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