The Power of Words
The
video, produced by Andrea Gardner has gone viral on youtube.com. A blind gentleman sits on the street trying
to get donations as a few disinterested people pass by barely paying any
attention to him. A few drop an
occasion coin. His sign states, “I’m
blind. Please help.” A sharply dressed woman passes by, stops
and returns, writing something on his sign as he reaches out and touches her
shoes. Suddenly the passer-byes begin
to respond to his need generously! The
woman comes back. He recognizes her as
he touches her shoe and asks incredulously, “What did you do to my
saying?” She replies, “I wrote the
saying but in different words.” As she
walks away, the camera pans out to read the new sign, “It’s a beautiful day and
I can’t see it.” There is power in
words! Our words reveal our hearts and
our perspective. Jesus said our words
come from either a good or an evil heart ‘for the mouth speaks what the heart
is full of.’ Luke 6:45 Paul warns us to
meditate on whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good
report, of virtue and anything praiseworthy. (Phil. 4:8) Proverbs asserts, ‘Death
and life are in the power of the tongue Prov. 18:21. I pray that you are filling your minds and
your hearts with noble and praiseworthy things. I pray that you are speaking words of life,
encouragement, hope and Divine perspective to your colleagues, friends and family. Speak life with your words, not death. Your words do make a difference.
