#BlogElul 2018 Day 23 Hope

Words carry weight. They enter into the world and settle in the hearer’s thoughts. They are not benign. They carry ideas and emotions, kindness and aloofness. They tear apart or put back together. Once words leave they can’t be stuffed back in, they can’t be whitewashed or dismissed as errors. 

Words offer peace and love. They bind up wounds, offer apologies.

Prayers are the words of praise. Hymns to celebrate.

I hope my words will be a balm and not a sword.