Weighty Words

I love words.  Especially the written word.  In formulating a thought, I find joy in crafting a phrase or searching for the exact word to communicate my whole intended meaning.  Language is fascinating with infinite possibilities by way of constructing.  It can be exacting or vague.  Designing written words to build thought upon thought, to communicate concepts or ideas or emotions brings me delight.  Some of the objects I hold in highest worth are notes containing written words for me.

Recently, I have seen the power of words.  (Although, I'm perhaps always taking note of this.)  However, these words have been supplied in a context I've not ever personally experienced before.  I've seen the confusion these words have caused, the misunderstanding, the distrust, the frustration, the sadness, the anger.  

Something so delightful can bring such destruction.  As with anything, used for the wrong purposes or out of wrong motivation they becomes bent and crooked.  And this grieves me.  So I ask you to consider well your words, to attend to them carefully for...

Our words, both written and spoken, do have weight. 
We each are responsible for the words we've said and left unsaid.
Our words have the power to bring restoration or destruction.
We should not think our unwise words will go without consequence.
Our words are telling of our character and revealing of our heart.

Tend to your words well and, as with a precious garden, cultivate them for growth and beauty 
and prune the harmful, dead branches that will not bring life.


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