Our Words

Our words may stab like piercing swords

The ones spoken to; their mind, their heart records.

The words we say

To our friends on this day

Will be recorded on their souls.

Will they pierce painfully? Or kindly patch the holes?

Unkind words to any person-

Friend or foe or family or kin-

Can rip the hope from their very being,

Leaving them in anguish and misery, their hearts suddenly unseeing.

But words spoken with kind and tender care

Will patch the holes and hurts that might be there.

Caring, encouraging words bring healing and soothing

Water to the dry, parched heart and make it once again strongly feeling.

Please remember we can’t ever take back the words we say-

Once they’re spoken, there’s nothing you can do to take the pain away.

So choose your words with care –

Before you speak, send up a quick little prayer:

“Lord, please guide the words I’m about to say,

Salt them with grace, pepper them with wisdom, Lord, I pray!”

For our words may pierce like swords

The ones spoken to; their mind, their heart records.

The words we say

To our friends on this day

Will forever be recorded on their souls.

Will they pierce painfully? Or kindly patch the holes?