Dear Husbands

Choose Peace

When tempests rise within the home
and harsh words strain the air,
Stand fast, my brothers, hold your ground:
not every call is a war to bear.

For strength is more than lifted voice
or pride that will not yield;
A wiser man will sheath his tongue
and choose the gentler field.

The world may praise the iron hand,
the quick retort, the will of stone;
But Christ has shown the better road:
a peace that rules the heart alone.

So let your household learn from you
the quiet courage of restraint,
The calm that settles restless winds,
the mercy born without complaint.

For husbands, know your greatest fight
is not to win, but to restore.
A man who guards his home with peace:
is mightier than one who wins a war.