speech is a gift ...a treasured gift .... one only has to meet someone who cannot hear and thus cannot speak well to understand the enormity of the gift of speech ..
and yet, we are so careless with this gift ...
we hurt the heart, mind and soul of another with careless hard words ...
we change lives by telling lies ...
we refuse to speak and torture another with hard silence .....
or
we can speak words of kindness and love ...
we can speak truth ... even a truth that might be difficult to hear can be heard well if the words are spoken well ....
we can speak very few words of softness and gentleness no matter the situation ...
and yes,
sometimes it is better to say nothing, not say one single word,
when the silence is not to punish or damage
but simply to create space for Jesus ....
I know I have not always used this gift of speech well
and I am saddened about sullying this amazing gift ...
Jesus, be Lord of my tongue........
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