A Prayer for Words that Give Life, by Horatius Bonar, 19th Century

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“Keep me from all words that would do harm, and make me to speak only those that will do good. Let my tongue be a fountain of life, not of death; of healing, not of wounding; of comfort, not of sorrow; of truth, not of falsehood; of faith, not of unbelief; of love, not of bitterness; of peace, not of strife; of holiness, not of sin.”

–Horatius Bonar (1808–1889)

Source: Horatius Bonar, Morning of Life (London: James Nisbet & Co., 1866), 112.


Reflection: Where might your speech today become a “fountain of life” for someone who needs healing?

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