Words have a way of wandering around my mind and looking for a place to plant themselves. That is when I grab paper, pen, pencil or keyboard and let them have their way.
I love words. They can decorate a plain piece of paper with wisdom, advice, humor, sorrow, poetry, profanity, romance, love…and tragedy. I heard these words of advice on CBC Radio One yesterday, from a call-in listener. The topic was the Syrian refugees and the photo of the little three-year-old boy who washed up on a shore in Turkey, from a capsized boat which would hopefully lead to a new life here in Canada.
The radio host lamented the fact that we don’t always pay close attention to world events until something like the plight of this innocent child brings us to attention…that we fail to take action when and where it is needed. The caller then made this comment: “Don’t look back at what you didn’t do in the past…look forward to what you can do now.” Words. Words to think by, words to feel by, words to act by, words to live by.
Words come in many languages, are spoken by many tongues, are heard by many ears, are written by many authors, poets, laymen, and preachers.
It is also written…In the beginning was the Word…
Word for word, those are words to live by.
My Precious Life 
Great thoughts about words! They are the tools we use to present thoughts and get our points across, etc. The most important idea here is that we live by “every word that comes from the mouth of the Father.” Nice post!
Steve
Thank you for your kind words, Steve.
I love words also. They are so powerful, they’re kinda scary! That’s one of the reasons why I like writing better than speaking–I can hit the delete button!! Unfortunately, God did not create my mouth with “edit” or “delete”. Thanks, and very nice to meet you!
Thank you very much. So great to meet you, also!😊