SILENCE
A tribute was once paid to a great linguist, that he not only had learned seven languages well — but he had also learned when to be silent in all seven. Proverbs 10:19; 21:23; Psalm 39:1; 52:2 ONLY A WORD ‘Twas only a word, a careless word,
But it smote the heart of one who heard
Like a fierce, relentless blow;
The day seemed overcast with gloom,
The sweetest songs seemed out of tune;
The fires of hope burned low.
‘Twas only a word, a loving word,
But a weary, sorrowing heart was stirred,
And life took brighter hue;
And Faith, triumphant, pruned her wing
Discouraged souls began to sing,
And hope revived anew.
Only a word, and yet what power
It holds to better or to mar
The lives of those who hear.
What power for good — for evil too!
Oh, may our words be…
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