A Quiet Covenant

When someone enters my life, I choose to begin with what I can freely offer.

I will meet you with honesty.

I will treat you with respect.

I will honor your dignity.

I will speak truth with kindness.

I will walk beside you with compassion.

I will be true to my word.

In time, I hope we will build these things together.

When you are ready.

Trust cannot be rushed.

It is cultivated through consistency, patience, and care.

Until then, I will not withhold kindness while waiting for certainty.

For this is how peace begins.

One honest conversation.

One faithful presence.

One relationship tended with integrity.