“O Lord, set a watch before my mouth, and a guard upon my lips, that I may not speak what ought to be concealed, nor be silent when I should speak.”
—Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167)
Source: Aelred of Rievaulx, The Mirror of Charity, trans. Elizabeth Connor (Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1990), III.94.
Reflection: Where in my daily conversations do I most need God’s help to speak with courage, restraint, or compassion?