Without Words

"Preach the gospel at all times -- If necessary, use words."

-- Saint Francis of Assisi

words are so POWERFUL

How many times do I use them for my advantage?

Too often I use them when not necessary...when I'm tired and sore about this or that, opening my mouth to unload the dark and crusty edges that have chaffed of inside of me after a long day...after hearing the hurt and filth and dirt that infiltrates lives - at times innocent lives - at times not so innocent ones.


"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." -- George Eliot


Why is it so easy to unload the crap?


what if....

"For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." - Luke 6:45

I was so excited about this good thing...this new life!
What if... 
What if I couldn't wait to see you at the end of the day to share that one thing that made me smile!  My day could not, would not be complete until I was able to tell you about the way I saw Jesus, the person I saw Jesus touch, or the way the ray of light shone just right off the buildings along the bayou to turn one questionably grungy view into one that took my attention away from the dull computer screen and indoor lighting. I do wonder...
                                                             Do you?
                                                                                               Or is it just me?

God, may I wake up and walk through my day with this inexpressible joy...inexpressible to others maybe because there is no way I could communicate through words the love I feel from you or the joy I get knowing you think of me beyond my wildest dreams.  May my walking in this knowledge be evident to others and may they understand, though I cannot express it, why I stroll the way I do.. may you be so obvious in and through me that someone, just one (or two, or millions) would come to know you as a result.  To share in this feeling of knowing and being known...a deep intimate bond that seems ludicrous to those who have not experienced it...make yourself known Lord.

 "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." - Romans 8:26