Thursday, March 5 – Lenten Journey 2020 Day 11 of 40
An old Armenian expression says that wounds created by a
sword will heal, but wounds caused by the tongue never heal. Think about the
words that we have used in haste, perhaps in anger. Think about those
expressions that have separated us from friends, or perhaps from family. Some
words have even destroyed others, willingly or unwillingly.
Unfortunately, more often than not, we end up hurting the ones we love the
most. Perhaps it is because we think that those who love us will tolerate us. Says
St. James, “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse
human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.” (3:9)
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