Watch your words, for they have the power to bless or hurt. When you express yourself unlovingly or negatively, you harm others as well as yourself. Speech is a wonderful privilege, granted to those I have created in my image. You need help to exercise it responsibly. The world praises the sense of repartee, but I invite you to something else: the readiness to listen and the slowness to speak or to get angry. Ask my Spirit to come to your aid every time you need to communicate, before answering the phone or interacting with those around you.

If your interlocutors are silent, pray before speaking to them. If they are talking to you, pray before you answer them. Such prayers last for a fraction of a second, but they remind you of my presence and your words come under the control of my Spirit. You will see positive modes of expression gradually replacing the negative ones, and you will notice with wonder the ever-increasing place of joy, peace and happiness in your existence. Proverbs 12:18; James 1:19; Ephesians 4:29.

Good morning, Have a peaceful and blessed Sunday with Jesus of Nazareth in your boat!

– WILLY SEVERE