WORDS...WORDS....WORDS...

I GET SO TIRED OF PEOPLE

WHOSE VOCABULARY IS SO SMALL

THAT THEY FEEL THE NEED

TO INCLUDE, WHAT IS KNOWN AS,

'FOUR-LETTER WORDS' IN ALL THEIR SPEECH.

YOU'VE HEARD THEM.

YOU HEAR THEM EVERY DAY,

EVERYWHERE YOU GO,

UNLESS, OF COURSE,

YOU'VE MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION

TO INSULATE YOURSELF

FROM THE WORLD AROUND YOU

AND THOSE WHO USE PROFANITY.

HOWEVER, THESE DAYS IT SEEMS LIKE

YOU CAN'T GO TO THE GROCERY STORE,

THE GAS STATION,

OR ANY PLACE WHERE A FEW PEOPLE GATHER,

WITHOUT HEARING THOSE WORDS.

NOWDAYS YOU EVEN HEAR THEM

ON THE MAIN TELEVISION NETWORKS.

AND OF COURSE, MANY RAPPERS

HAVE SUCH A 'LIMITED VOCABULARY'

THAT THEY DON'T SEEM TO USE

ANYTHING ELSE BUT PROFANITY

IN THEIR RAP SONGS.

(WHICH, BY THE WAY,

THEIR RAP SONGS COULD BE USED

FOR A GOOD INFLUENCE IN OUR SOCIETY,

INSTEAD OF A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE.

MANY OF THE RAPPERS

ARE REALLY EXTREMELY TALENTED.)

WHAT REALLY BUGS ME

IS WHEN PEOPLE THINK

THAT THEIR PROFANITY IS FUNNY.

IF SOMEONE STICKS IN

AN OBSCENE WORD IN THEIR CONVERSATION,

EVERYBODY LAUGHS.

(WELL, ALMOST EVERYBODY.)

AND WHAT'S EVEN WORSE

] IS WHEN A SMALL CHILD

(NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN,

BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE HEARD THEIR PARENTS

OR OTHER ADILTS)

USES PROFANITY AND EVERYBODY 'CACKLES'.

UGH! I HATE THAT!

THESE WORDS HAVE BEEN LABELED

WITH DIFFERENT NAMES.

PROFANITY, CURSING, CUSSING,

OBSCENE LANGUAGE, SWEARING,

FOUR-LETTER WORDS, AND OF COURSE

THE FIRST DESCRIPTION WE HEARD

AS A CHILD, 'BAD WORDS'.

OFTEN PEOPLE WILL SAY

SOMETHING DIRECTLY TO YOU,

USING PROFANITY,

AND EXCUSE IT BY SAYING SOMETHING LIKE

'EXCUSE MY FRENCH'.

APPARENTLY THOSE POOR PEOPLE

MUST REALLY THINK

THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING FRENCH

AND THAT I, WHO DO NOT SPEAK FRENCH,

AM SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND THEM.

WELL, I KNOW ITS JUST AN EXPRESSION,

BUT IT DOES SEEM KIND OF DUMB.

DON'T YOU THINK SO?

I HAVE TO

SAY IN FAVOR

OF THOSE PEOPLE HOWEVER,

THAT AT LEAST THEY MUST FEEL

A LITTLE BAD ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

THEY'RE USING, AROUND CERTAIN TYPES OF PEOPLE,

(LIKE ME) OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T FEEL

THE NEED OF SAYING

'EXCUSE MY FRENCH'.

(MAYBE THAT'S WHY THE FRENCH

DON'T LIKE US.

BECAISE WE ARE INSINUATING

THAT EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS PROFANE.)

I HEARD SOMEONE TELL ABOUT AN INCIDENT

WHERE THEY HAD TAKEN THEIR CAR

TO A MECHANIC TO BE FIXED.

AS THEY WERE STANDING THERE,

WATCHING THE MECHANIC WORK ON THE CAR,

THE MECHANIC BEGAN TO GET VERY FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEEM TO GET

THE CAR TO DO WHAT HE WANTED IT TO DO.

SO, AS OFTEN IS THE CASE,

THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED

TO ASK GOD TO DAMN THE CAR.

AFTER A WHILE,

THE OWNER OF THE CAR COULDNT RESIST,

AND HE SPOKE UP AND SAID,

'MAYBE THAT'S THE REASON

YOU CANT GET THE CAR TO WORK,

BECAUSE YOU ARE ASKING GOD TO DAMN IT'.

THE MECHAMIC LOOKED AT HIM

LIKE HE WAS CRAZY

AND DIDN'T ANSWER.

HOWEVER, HE DIDN'T ASK GOD

TO DAMN THAT CAR ANYMORE.

OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE USE PROFANITY

(BAD WORDS)

ITS BECAUSE THEY ARE ANGRY

WITH SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.

THEY ARE NOT VERY CREATIVE

IN THEIR SPEECH

BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS END UP

GOING RIGHT BACK

TO THE SAME OLD

4-LETTER WORDS.

WHY DON'T THEY TRY

TO GET A LITTLE CREATIVE?

YOU CAN STILL YELL AT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

AND BE JUST AS 'IMPRESSIVE',

WITHOUT RESORTING

TO USING 4-LETTER WORDS.

I WAS ON A SMALL YACHT ONE TIME

THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY BROTHR-IN-LAW,

WHO HAD BORROWED IT FROM HIS COUSIN.

UNFORTUNATELY, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW

DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPERIENCE

AT DRIVING A BOAT THAT SIZE.

AFTER WE'D HAD A WONDERFUL 2 - 3 HOUR TRIP

OUT ON THE OCEAN,

(WE EVEN ACTUALLY SAW SOME FLYING FISH.

YES, THERE REALLY IS SUCH A THING)

WE HEADED BACK TO THE MARINA,

WHERE WE WOULD BE DOCKING

IN ONE OF THE BOAT SLIPS.

AS WE CAME INTO THE NARROW CHANNEL

THERE WAS ANOTHER BOAT PULLING OUT.

BECAUSE OF MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S INEXPERIENCE,

HE CAME WITHIN A HAIR

OF RAMMING INTO THE OTHER BOAT.

THE MAN ON THE OTHER BOAT WAS VERY ANGRY

. HOWEVER, HE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMEONE

WHO DID NOT USE PROFANITY,

BUT HE DID FEEL IT NECESSARY

TO YELL SOMETHING AT MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN WHAT HE YELLED,

AND HAVE QUOTED HIM (IN JEST)

ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS.

LOOKING DIRECTLY AT MY BROTHER-IN-AW

HE YELLED, WITH ALL THE ANGER THAT WAS IN HIM,

'WHAT A PERSON OF INCREDIBLE IGNORANCE!'.

IT WAS A CLASSIC! I LOVED IT!

AND HAVE YOU HEARD THE PEOPLE

WHO USE WORDS THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY

NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THEY HAPPEN

TO BE SAYING AT THE MOMENT?

FOR INSTANCE,

THERE IS A GUY WHO IS THE HOST

OF A REALITY TV SHOW THAT I HAVE WATCHED,

WHO ALWAYS SAYS

TO THE PEOPLE THAT HE IS WORKING WITH,

'LET'S GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE'.

IN THE FIRST PLACE,

WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH HELL

THERE IN THEIR MIDST TO BEGIN WITH?

AND SECONDLY,

CAN THEY REALLY PICK UP HELL

AND GET IT OUT OF THERE?

THEY LEAVE, BUT I DON'T SEE THEM

CARRYING ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE HELL,

IN THEIR HANDS OR ON THEIR SHOULDERS

THAT THEY'RE REMOVING

AND 'GETTING OUTTA THERE'.

REALLY NOW,

HOW DUMB CAN YOUR WORDS BE?

WORDS, OF COURSE,

DON'T HAVE TO BE 4-ETTER WORDS

OR USED IN A PROFANE OR OBSCENE WAY

TO DO GREAT DAMAGE.

WE'VE ALL HEARD WORDS USED,

AT TIMES, THAT IF THEY WERE USED ALONE

THERE WOULD BE ABSOLUTEL

Y NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM.

IN FACT, THE ABSOLUTE SAME WORDS

CAN BE USED TO 'LIFT' A PERSON UP

AS WELL AS TO 'TEAR' SOMEONE DOWN.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS

CONFIGURE THEM DIFFERENTLY

OR USE A DIFFERENT TONE OF VOICE.
I CRINGE AND MY BLOOD BOILS

WHEN I HEAR A PARENT

WHO USES HIS/HER WORDS

TO TELL THEIR CHILD THAT THEY ARE NO GOOD

OR THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING,

OR THAT THEY WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING.

WHAT A DESTRUCTIVE USE OF WORDS!
OR HOW ABOUT WHEN A HUSBAND

USES HIS WORDS TO TELL HIS WIFE

THAT SHE'S DUMB AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT,

MAKING HER FEEL TOTALLY USELESS

AND UNLOVED. (OFTEN IT IS ONLY

THAT SHE DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY

THAN HE DOES.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN

THAT ONE IS RIGHT AND THE OTHER IS WRONG.)

OR HOW ABOUT WHEN A WIFE

USES HER WORDS

TO CONSTANTLY 'NAG' AT HER HUSBAND

FOR THINGS THAT SHE WOULD LIKE HIM

TO DO DIFFERENTLY.

WOULDN'T IT BE JUST AS EASY

TO USE THEIR WORDS

TO LIFT UP INSTEAD OF PUT DOWN?

THERE ARE WORDS THAT ARE USED

IN A POSITIVE WAY

AND WORDS THAT ARE USED IN A NEGATIVE WAY.

OFTEN, THEY ARE THE SAME EXACT WORDS.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD SOMEONE

USE THE WORD 'NEVER' IN A NEGATIVE WAY?

YOU CAN THEN USE IT

IN A POSITIVE WAY JUST AS EASILY.

SAME THING GOES FOR THE WORD 'ALWAYS'.

JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES

YOU'VE HEARD SOMEONE SAY

'YOU NEVER REMEMBER OUR ANNIVERSAY'?

OR HOW ABOUT

' YOU ALWAYS LOOK LIKE A SLOB'.

WOULDN'T IT BE JUST AS EASY TO SAY,

' YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR ANNIVERSAY',

OR 'YOU NEVER LOOK LIKE A SLOB'.

THOSE STATEMENTS

WOULD SURE MAKE SOMEONE FEEL A LOT BETTER

AND MORE APPRECIATED. THAT'S FOR SURE!
SOME WORDS CAN MEAN THE SAME THING,

BUT DEPENDING ON HOW THEY ARE SAID,

PRODUCE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT IMAGE.

TAKE FOR INSTANCE, THE PROVERBIAL,
'WHEN I LOOK AT YOU,

THE WHEELS OF TIME STAND STILL'

VS. 'YOUR FACE COULD STOP A CLOCK'
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU USE THOSE WORDS!

DON'T YOU JUST HATE TO BE AROUND

A PERSON WHO USES THEIR WORDS

TO COMPLAIN MOST OF THE TIME

ABOUT EVERYTHING?

OR SOMEONE WHO IS SO NEGATIVE

IN THEIR ATTITUDE,

THAT THE WORDS THAT COME FROM THEM

ARE REAL 'DOWNERS'?
I LOVE WATCHING 'THE AMAZING RACE' ON TV.

IT IS A REALITY SHOW

WHERE THE TEAMS ARE GIVEN CERTAIN 'TASKS' TO DO

BEFORE THEY CAN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE.

THERE WAS ONE DEAR LADY WHO,

EVERY TIME SHE WAS TRYING TO COMPLETE A TASK,

AND WAS HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY,

COULD BE HEARD SAYING THINGS LIKE,

"OH MY, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS"

OR "THIS IS GOING TO BE THE END OF US"

OR "I'VE HAD IT. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO QUIT".

ITS VERY ANNOYING

TO HEAR COMPLAINING WORDS ALL THE TIME.

I ONCE HAD A VOICE TEACHER,

WHO TOLD ME THAT WHEN COMMENTING

ON WHAT SOMEONE HAD DONE,

SUCH AS A VOCAL PERFORMANCE,

NO MATTER HOW BAD THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS,

YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING ABOUT IT

OR ABOUT THEM THAT WAS GOOD,

AND THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN USE YOUR WORDS FOR

IN COMMENTING TO THEM.

HAVE YOU NOTICED THIS PHILOSOPHY

BEING USED BY ONE OF THE JUDGES

ON 'AMERICAN IDOL'?
I THINK ITS A GREAT PHILOSOPHY!


THERE ARE MANY THINGS

THAT HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT WORDS.

SOME GOOD, SOME NOT SO GOOD,

SOME CUTE, (DEPENDING ON WHO IS SAYING THEM)

SOME THAT I AGREE WITH AND SOME THAT I DON'T.

SOME THAT YOU'LL AGREE WITH

AND SOME THAT YOU WONT.

HOWEVER, ITS INTERESTING TO NOTE

THAT WHATEVER WE SAY ABOUT WORDS,

WORDS ARE HERE TO STAY.

THEY'RE A PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE

AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT.

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS:

'STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES

BUT WORDS CAN NEVER HURT ME'.
UNKNOWN

'WORDS TELL YOU STUFF LIKE....

THE CHIPS ARE HOT'
MAKENNA - AGE 6


'I KNOW WORDS ARE LETTERS.'
MAX AGE 4

'SOME WORDS ARE SPECIAL.

SOME ARE SAD. SOME ARE HAPPY.

WORDS TELL YOU STUFF.

THEY ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU TALK.'
SETH - AGE 10

'OH, WOHDS? NO TALK WOHDS.

TALK ABOUT MAX'.
MALLORY - AGE 2

'WORDS TALK..AND THEY ARE GOOD TO SPEAK.

EVERYBODY LIKES THEM.

WORDS ARE FUNNY...I GUESS. THEY ARE FUN.

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

AND LOVE IS THE POWER OF JESUS.

WORDS ARE...HMMM...A MILLION DOLLARS.'
HOPE AGE 6

'WORDS ARE MADE UP OF LETTERS.

THAT'S FOR TRUE. THAT'S ALL I KNOW'.
SAM - AGE 5

'I LOVE YOU - ARE GOOD WORDS.
"I WILL PLANT A GARDEN FOR YOU"

ARE ALSO GOOD WORDS.'
LUCAS - AGE 4

'WORDS LIVE A LONGER LIFE THAN DEEDS'

PINDAR(522 BC - 443 BC)

'BROADLY SPEAKING

THE SHORT WORDS ARE THE BEST,

AND THE OLD WORDS BEST OF ALL'.
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874 -1965)

'WORDS ARE THINGS,

AND A SMALL DROP OF INK, FALLING LIKE DEW,

UPON A THOUGHT,

PRODUCES THAT WHICH MAKES THOUSANDS,

PERHAPS MILLIONS, THINK.
LORD BYRON

'KIND WORDS DO NOT COST MUCH.

THEY NEVER BLISTER THE TONGUE OR LIPS.

THEY MAKE OTHER PEOPLE GOOD-NATURED.
THEY ALSO PRODUCE THEIR OWN IMAGE

OF MEN'S SOULS, AND A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE IT IS.'
BLAISE PASCAL

'ONE GREAT USE OF WORDS

IS TO HIDE OUR THOUGHTS.'
VOLTAIRE

'ALL OUR WORDS FROM LOOSE USING

HAVE LOST THEIR EDGE.'
ERNEST HEMINGWAY

'AMONG MY MOST PRIZED POSSESIONS

ARE WORDS THAT I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN.'
ORSON SCOTT CARD

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WORD

AND THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD

IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHTNING

AND THE LIGHTNING BUG.'
MARK TWAIN

'KIND WORDS CAN BE SHORT AND EASY TO SPEAK,

BUT THEIR ECHOES ARE TRULY ENDLESS.'
MOTHER TERESA


'THE MOST TERRIFYING WORDS

IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARE:

I'M FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I'M HERE TO HELP.'
RONALD REAGAN

'WORDS ARE, OF COURSE,

THE MOST POWERFUL DRUG USED BY MANKIND.'
RUDYARD KIPLING

'THE FEWER THE WORDS, THE BETTER THE PRAYER.'
MARTIN LUTHER

'WORDS ARE LIKE WEAPONS;

THEY WOUND SOMETIMES.'
CHER

'MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY WORDS ALONE,

DESPITE THE FACT

THAT SOMETIMES HE HAS TO EAT THEM.'

ADLAI STEVEBSON

'I CONSIDER LOOSNESS WITH WORDS,

NO LESS OF A DEFECT

THAN LOOSENESS OF THE BOWELS.'
JOHN CALVIN

'THE FOOLISH AND WICKED PRACTICE

OF PROFANE CURSING AND SWEARING

IS A VICE SO MEAN AND LOW

THAT EVERY PERSON OF SENSE AND CHARACTER

DETESTS AND DESPISES IT.'
GEORGE WASHINGTON

'I WANTED TO CUT DOWN ON THE PROFANITY

BECAUSE I THINK I'M FUNNIER

WITHOUT SAYIN' A LOT OF CUSS WORDS'.
CHRIS TUCKER

'A MAN THINKS THAT BY MOUTHING HARD WORDS

HE UNDERSTANDS HARD THINGS.'
HERMAN MELVILLE

'NO ONE HAS A FINER COMMAND OF LANGUAGE

THAN THE PERSON WHO KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT.'
SAM RAYBURN

'WORDS WHICH DO NOT GIVE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST,

INCREASE THE DARKNESS.'
MOTHER TERESA

'FALSE WORDS

ARE NOT ONLY EVIL IN THEMSELVES,

BUT THEY INFECT THE SOUL WITH EVIL.'
SOCRATES

'NEVER PART WITHOUT LOVING WORDS

TO THINK OF DURING YOUR ABSENCE.

IT MAY BE THAT YOU WILL NOT MEET AGAIN

IN THIS LIFE.'
JEAN PAUL RICHTER

'IN THE COURSE OF MY LIFE,

I HAVE OFTEN HAD TO EAT MY WORDS,

AND I MUST CONFESS

I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND IT A WHOLESOME DIET.'
WINSTON CHIRCHILL

'THE OLDEST, SHORTEST WORDS -

"YES" AND "NO" -

ARE THOSE THAT REQUIRE THE MOST THOUGHT.'
PYTHAGORAS

'THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS HAS 272 WORDS.

A BAG OF LAY'S POTATO CHIPS HAS 401 WORDS.'
UNKNOWN

'MANY WISE WORDS ARE SPOKEN IN JEST,

BUT THEY DON'T COMPARE WITH

THE NUMBER OF STUPID WORDS SPOKEN IN EARNEST.'
SAM LEVENSON

'LANGUAGE IS OUR WAY OF COMMUNICATING

WHAT WE WANT AND WHO WE ARE.

BY USING BAD LANGUAGE

WE DIMINISH THE DIVINE SPARK WITHIN US

THAT DEFINES OUR HUMANITY.'
DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER

'WORDS ARE MEANINGLESS.

IT IS THE WAY THEY ARE SAID

THAT GIVES THEM MEANING.'
UNKNOWN

'PROFANITY IS THE CRUTCH

OF A CONVERSATIONAL CRIPPLE.'
JAY ALEXANDER

'A BLOW WITH A WORD

STRIKES DEEPER THAN A BLOW WITH A SWORD.'
ROBERT BURTON

'YOU HAVE IT EASILY IN YOUR POWER

TO INCREASE THE SUM TOTAL

OF THE WORLD'S HAPPINESS NOW...HOW?

BY GIVING A FEW WORDS

OF SINCERE APPRECIATION

TO SOMEONE WHO IS LONELY OR DISCOURAGED.

PERHAPS YOU WILL FORGET TOMORROW

THE KIND WORDS YOU SAY TODAY

BUT THE RECIPIENT

MAY CHERISH THEM OVER A LIFERIME.'
DALE CARNEGIE

'STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES,

BUT WORDS WILL MAKE ME

GO IN A CORNER AND CRY FOR HOURS.'
ERIC IDLE

MANY GREAT QUOTES ABOUT WORDS

ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE BIBLE.

QUITE A NUMBER OF THEM WERE SAID BY

KING SOLOMON, WHO IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN

THE WISEST PERSON THAT HAS LIVED,

AND THE WISEST THAT WILL EVER LIVE.

SOME ARE ALSO BY JESUS,

AND SOME BY THE APOSTLES PAUL AND PETER.
HERE ARE A FEW:

'LIARS PAY ATTENTION TO DESTRUCTIVE WORDS."

KING SOLOMON - PROV. 17:4

"WORDS SATISFY THE SOUL

AS FOOD SATISFIES THE STOMACH."
SOLOMON - PROV 18:20

DEATH AND LIFE

ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE

AND THOSE WHO LOVE IT WILL EAT ITS FRUIT."

SOLOMON - PROV. 18:21

"THE RIGHT WORDS ON A PERSON'S LIPS

BRING SATISFACTION."
SOLOMON - PROV. 18:20

"ANXIETY IN THE HEART OF MAN

CAUSES DEPRESSION,

BUT A GOOD WORD MAKES IT GLAD."

SOLOMON - PROV. 1225

A GENTLE ANSWER

TURNS AWAY WRATH,

BUT HARSH WORDS STIR UP ANGER."
SOLOMON - PROV. 15:1

"A MAN HAS JOY

BY THE ANSWER OF HIS MOUTH,

AND A WORD SPOKEN IN GOOD SEASON,

HOW GOOD IT IS!"
SOLOMON - PROV. 15:23

"HE WHO GUARDS HIS MOUTH

AND HIS TONGUE

GUARDS HIS SOUL FROM TROUBLES."
SOLOMON - PROVERBS 21:23

"A WORD FITLY SPOKEN

IS LIKE APPLES OF GOLD

IN SETTINGS OF SILVER."

SOLOMON - PROV. 25:11

"A TRULY WISE PERSON

USES FEW WORDS;

A PERSON WITH UNDERSTANDING

IS EVEN-TEMPERED.

EVEN FOOLS ARE THOUGHT TO BE WISE

WHEN THEY KEEP SILENT;

WHEN THEY KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT

THEY SEEM INTELLIGENT."
SOLOMON - PROV. 17: 27,28


"LET YOUR CONVERSATION BE GRACIOUS

AND EFFECTIVE

SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE

THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR EVERYONE.".

PAUL THE APOSTLE - COL. 4:6

"LET THE WORDS OF CHRIST,

IN ALL THEIR RICHNESS,

LIVE IN YOUR HEARTS AND MAKE YOU WISE.

USE HIS WORDS TO TEACH

AND COUNSEL EACH OTHER."

PAUL THE APOSTLE - COL. 3:16

'IF YOU WANT A HAPPY LIFE

AND GOOD DAYS,

KEEP YOUR TONGUE FROM SPEAKING EVIL,

AND KEEP YOUR LIPS FROM TELLING LIES.'
THE APOSTLE PETER - I PETER 3:10

"AND I TELL YOU THIS,

THAT YOU MUST GIVE AN ACCOUNT

ON JUDGEMENT DAY

OF EVERY IDLE WORD YOU SPEAK.

THE WORDS YOU SAY

MAY REFLECT YOUR FATE THEN,

EITHER YOU WILL BE JUSTIFIED BY THEM

OR YOU WILL BE CONDEMNED."
JESUS - MATT 12:36,37



WHAT KIND OF WORDS

HAVE YOU SPOKEN THIS LAST WEEK?

HAVE YOU SPOKEN HARSH WORDS,

WORDS THAT WERE 'PUT DOWNS',

DISCOURAGING WORDS, PROFANE WORDS,

WORDS THAT DESTROY?
OR HAVE YOUR WORDS BERN KIND,

ENCOURAGING, UPLIFTING,

GRACIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING?

WELL, I TRUST THAT THIS HAS CAUSED YOU

TO THINK A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR WORDS.

PERHAPS YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO SAY,

ALONG WITH ME,

THE WORDS THAT WERE SPOKEN, CENTURIES AGO,

BY THE PSALMIST, KING DAVID.

"LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH

AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART,

BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT,

O LORD MY STRENGTH AND MY REDEEMER."

PSALMS 19:14

HAVE A GREAT DAY,

FILLED WITH WONDERFUL WORDS!

JUDITH