Your Words Matter

You may think your words don’t matter

Indeed, oh friend they do!

In a moment you can build up or shatter

With words that come from you

Power of death and life are in the tongue

Those who love it will eat its fruit

What is said may not seem very wrong

In fact, it may even seem cute!

It only takes a spark remember,

to start a forest fire

Careless words, just like an ember

ignite, sending ‘word-flames’ higher.

By our speech we can ruin a person’s world

Peace and calm no where to be seen

Words that destroy, their power unfurled

leaving deep wounds and scars within

You can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue

Or very rarely has it been done

This tongue from which God’s praise is sung

Is used to undermine and destroy someone

Believer, let your words be pleasing to the Lord

Like ancient treasure from the mighty deep

Your words like a rare gift, no price can afford

A resource that the hearer will gratefully keep

You may think your words don’t matter

Indeed, oh friend they do!

In a moment you can build up or shatter

With words that come from you

Carol Comrie