Today’s Reading: Proverbs 10:18-21,31-32; 11:11-13; 12:13-14,18-19,22-23; 13:2-3; 14:3; 15:1-2,4,7,23,28; 16:21,23-24,27-28; 17:4,9,14,19-20,27-28; 19:1,5,22; 20:3,19; 21:6,23; 22:10; 23:15-16; 25:11,14,23; 26:2,20-21,28; 27:14; 28:23; 29:5

Imagine Mr. T (who is celebrating his 60th birthday today!) pointing his finger at you and saying in his raspy, almost harsh, voice, “Watch yo’ mouth, fool!” That’s how I would summarize what we’ve read today.

Words, both spoken and scribed, are powerful!

I’m learning that I don’t always have to tell people what I know, nor always be right. I don’t always need to air my own opinions, nor do I need to participate in discussions. For someone who talks a lot, this is very difficult to do, but it is ever so rewarding in the end.