Words

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

How easy it is to come back with a sharp retort to the angry and offensive. Better to pause, take in a new breath - "Come Holy Spirit".

There is so much anger and fear nowadays. And, most likely, there always has been but it just seems to be more of a norm.

Personally, it has been my biggest struggle over the years - to not respond in-kind to those who act in anger and aggression.

Christ's call and claim for each and all of our lives is to grow in our knowledge and love of God and our love for others. The things that are impossible for man are possible with God (MK 10:27).

Today, in the grace of God, I will speak and act in a way that is pleasing to the One who lives in me that I might be a witness and a participant in God's transforming grace in a hurting world, and specific person's lives.