Wednesday, June 20, 2012

apples of gold



"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver."  
Proverbs 25:11

Sometimes I take undue pride in my ability
to speak succinctly and frankly.

Yesterday however, I was stopped short as I listened to someone share their reasons for holding their tongue and not saying what was on their mind to someone they knew. They wanted to treat that person with a certain gentleness that they needed. They knew the person well enough, to know what they could handle—and what could possibly harm.

I realized that my readiness to speak out is often done without consideration —without that pause, to think first of the other person. 


I need to learn to carry my words carefully —to give them out slowly. 

Learn to listen more. Speak less.
I need to learn to hold my words for necessary moments
—for moments the words fit.

3 comments:

LIESL said...

Hey you haven't blogged for ages. I miss reading. Tried to find your email today but must have lost it when my pc crashed. Can you email me?

Anonymous said...

This has been a recent epiphany for me, also. A difficult thing for those of us who feel that everything we think is so important to say, to share with those less brilliant, less funny, just less.

Anonymous said...

This has been a recent epiphany for me, also. A difficult thing for those of us who feel that everything we think is so important to say, to share with those less brilliant, less funny, just less.