Words

So many hearts were broken by words
Back when our hearts were so tender.
Most physical bruises healed in time
Leaving those of the heart and those of the mind.
Perhaps those who flung words heavy as stone
Had suffered like injuries of their own
And felt the need to be tough on others
Not leaving stone free their sisters and brothers.
God bless those whose hurts were so deep
That even the memory can make them weep
And help us to treat as the precious gifts they can be
Words, Sweet words that can bless eternally.
Thena Cullen Smith

Amen! Words can be so destructive. This reminds me of Ephesians 4:29
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."