A continual dripping

            on a rainy day

and a quarrelsome wife

            are alike...

          Proverbs 27. 15

(Have I even considered

     what I sound like?

Have I even considered

   what I am bringing

             to this situation

and how it is impacting

  everyone around

             and even me?

Grumbling

     never helps.)

O LORD,

Help us to consider

how powerfully our words

        influence others

and impact even our own attitudes.

Help us to see our words

    and responses

    as a huge witness

         of a transformed heart.

May our words

     bring Your light and peace

to a volatile situation

    or to a dark cloudy day.

Confirm Your Word in us

   that we may love others

                even more.