Friday, April 21 — Psalm 51:13–19
Job 25–27; 1 Corinthians 4:1–15
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:16
Let come out of your mouths what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29
God, the word who spoke creation into being, God, the word who teaches us how to love each other, make us value the power of our own words to create and encourage. Help us speak words of comfort and hope, truth and justice, joy and peace. Amen.