Reflection

“Speak when you’re angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” –Groucho Marx

Prayer

Spirit of peace,

Some of us are more prone than others to lose our tempers as much as our wisdom, running our mouths in ways we (eventually) regret. Help us all to be more disciplined in our speech, that we might use words like you. To build others up instead of tearing them down. To exhort and encourage them and to extend a genuine spirit of peace. For the sake of our shared dignity before you, help us speak well towards each other today, building bridges not walls. Amen.

Call to Action

Guard my tongue with diligence and intention. Try not to let any unwholesome word come from
my mouth today.