Words of the Wise
Words To Reclaim – Part 1

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“But the words of the wise soothe and heal.”
Proverbs 12:18 (TPT)
Words have the power to hurt, we’ve all experienced that. Last week we looked at words and phrases that have damaged our hearts and how we might recover from their destruction. A lot of words and phrases that have been spoken over our lives need to be rejected, personally and collectively.

Words also heal.

There are some words that we don’t use enough, phrases that we need to reclaim and put back into circulation. If it is true that by words great evil is born, then it is also true that by words love is ignited, and goodness is inaugurated. The writer of Proverbs said:

“Reckless words are like the thrusts of a sword, cutting remarks meant to stab and to hurt. But the words of the wise soothe and heal.” (12:18.)

We often focus on the sword thrusting, cutting, stabbing, hurtful part. But the power of life resides in words, too. Abraham Joshua Heschel would say to his daughter:

“Words… are themselves sacred, God’s tool for creating the universe, and our tools for bringing holiness — or evil — into the world.” (1).

I wonder what kinds of goodness we could create with our words?

“There are some healing words that we don’t use enough, phrases that we need to reclaim and put back into circulation.”
Liz Milani

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John wrote that “the word became flesh and made its home among us.” The word of life; the power that created life, incarnated itself into humanity. It became one of us, among us, and within us. A word brought to life, living, breathing, walking… changing the world for the better.

Because words can do that.

What do your words call out? What do they prophesy? What holiness do they add to our relationships and encounters?

Written by Liz Milani

1. Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays. By Abraham Joshua Heschel. Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

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