This fourth evening proved to be a very lively one! We discussed the importance and dangers of the words we speak – the things we have said that have hurt others and those things we haven’t said that could have encouraged others. We also recognised that what we say may not be received in the way we intended – that the attitudes, emotions and past experience of the person we are speaking to affects how they perceive what we say.
The bible warns us of our use of blasphemy, swearing and obscene talk. We discussed how that affects our attitudes and actions.
In the film we saw the affect that words have on the main characters – not just what is said but how it is said and we reflected individually on the past week and how we had encouraged or discouraged others with what we had said or not said and how our words had been received.
I shared my mantra – remembered from a sermon long, long ago
Before you speak, stop and think: “Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?!”
The bible warns us of our use of blasphemy, swearing and obscene talk. We discussed how that affects our attitudes and actions.
In the film we saw the affect that words have on the main characters – not just what is said but how it is said and we reflected individually on the past week and how we had encouraged or discouraged others with what we had said or not said and how our words had been received.
I shared my mantra – remembered from a sermon long, long ago
Before you speak, stop and think: “Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?!”
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