“It is the distinguishing mark of a true follower of Christ, to ‘speak evil of no man’: to put the most favourable construction on all he says and does; and to make all the allowances for him, which we desire others should make for us.”
— John Wesley (1703-1791)
Source: John Wesley, The Cure of Evil-Speaking (London: 1759), 3.
Reflection: Where in my daily conversations whether spoken or written am I most tempted to “speak evil,” and what would it look like to choose Christlike restraint instead?