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Word from Grace Street: Gentleness & Directness
Posted by Kimberly Allen
Today is the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. With Lennon on the mind, Wallace+ recalls one artist's story about the famous Beatles member in today's Word from Grace Street. A young artist was grieving after the sudden and unexpected loss of her fiancé, who had been the original bassist for the Beatles. She then explained the different approaches of Lennon and George Harrison in responding to her:
"John had a very funny way of telling the people he loved what was going on. And one day he just said, 'You have got to decide if you want to live or die. There is no other question. And you think about that, then we'll talk about it again.' And George was just sweet, not like John, in a harsh way. But the thing that helped me was John."
Wallace+ then writes:
There is a time for gentleness, and there is a time for directness.
There is a time for the babe in a manger, and there is a time for John the Baptist.
