“O Lord, grant that my words may be gentle and true, seasoned with wisdom, so that in speaking I may not wound but heal, not confuse but clarify, and in all things give glory to You, who are the Word made flesh.”
—Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142)
Source: Peter Abelard, Prayer for Pure Speech, in A Collection of Prayers from the Twelfth Century, ed. William G. Storey (Grand Rapids: Christian Classics, 1998), 112.
Reflective Question: How might my daily speech become an instrument of healing and clarity, rather than confusion or harm?