SUZANNE
I was recently reintroduced to a lady who told me how excited she was to
meet me again. She recounted to me words I had spoken to her more than
twenty years ago. She said how she had often quoted my words to others,
because they were so meaningful to her. Although now a grown woman, she
was an impressionable young teen at our first encounter.
It reminded me how important our words are. Even if we don’t realize it, our
words can build others up or tear them down. Proverbs 16:24 teaches us that
pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 15 has many verses that remind us of the power of our words. Verse
1 reminds us that a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up
anger, and verse 4 says that the tongue that brings healing is a tree of life.
The words that flow from our mouths are an overflow of the heart. If our
hearts are beating with God, the words that fall from our lips will bring Him
the glory, even as we speak to others.
For Central, A United Methodist Community, may your words reflect the
love of Christ!
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