Tongue Power

Canon S45

"My brothers and sisters, don't all be teachers! You know that, as teachers, we will be judged most strictly; in fact, we make mistakes, like everybody else. A person who commits no offense in speech is perfect and capable of ruling the whole self. We put a bit into the horse's mouth to master it and, with this, we control its whole body. The same is true of ships: however big they are and driven by strong winds, they are guided by a tiny rudder. In the same way, the tongue is a tiny part of the body but it is capable of great things.

"A small flame is enough to set a huge forest on fire. The tongue is a similar flame; it is in itself a whole world of evil. It infects the whole being and sets fire to our world with the very fire of hell. Wild animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures of every kind are and have been ruled by the human species. Nobody, however, can control the tongue; it is an untiring whip, full of deadly poison. We use it to bless God, our Father, and also to curse those made in God's likeness. From the same mouth come both blessing and curse.

"Brothers and sisters this should not be the case."

JAMES 3:1-10

"Lord, help me control my tongue today.
Let the words I will speak bring life and encouragement.
May You be glorified in everything I say. Amen."

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