WORDS

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)

Words form worlds,

Have power

To shape the contours

Of a hidden landscape,

Our deepest selves,

Moulding the malleable clay

Of young hearts.

Cruel tongues poison

To savage effect,

Crush and contort

Rightful flourishing,

Wound, warp and limit imagination.

Diminish.

Generous voices nourish

Embolden, humanise,

Liberate, pause to listen,

Lift head and heart,

Encourage seeing,

Being.

Expand.

May we be mindful crafters of words,

Judicious creators,

Joyful truth tellers,

Delighted by love,

The ground of being.

Let it be so.

Chris Matthews