{"id":5809,"date":"2025-04-07T18:36:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:36:53","slug":"the-power-of-our-words-rebecca-varghese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2025\/04\/07\/the-power-of-our-words-rebecca-varghese\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of our Words (Rebecca Varghese)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ephesians 4:29<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but\u00a0 only such as is good for building up, as fits the\u00a0 occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.\u201d During this Lenten season, let us be mindful of the\u00a0 words we speak, choosing kindness and grace in\u00a0 every conversation. It is often easy to slip into patterns\u00a0 of negativity\u2014whether through gossip, harsh words, or\u00a0 judgmental attitudes. We often fail to leave room for\u00a0 grace in our interactions with others. Yet, as followers\u00a0 of Christ, we are called to reflect His love not only in\u00a0 our actions but also in our speech. Whether we are\u00a0 speaking to friends, strangers, or even those who have\u00a0 wronged us, may our words be uplifting, encouraging,\u00a0 and full of grace. Let us also remember to extend the\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">same compassion to others that God so freely gives to\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">us, recognizing that everyone carries burdens we\u00a0 cannot see.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CLOSING PRAYER\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavenly Father, as we walk through this season of\u00a0 Lent, help us to be intentional with our words. Let us\u00a0 speak with kindness, encouragement, and grace,\u00a0 avoiding language that tears others down. Forgive us\u00a0 for the times we have spoken carelessly or hurtfully.\u00a0 Thank You for Your endless grace, and may we reflect\u00a0 it in the way we speak and interact with others. Teach\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">us to follow Your example, using our words to bring\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">light and love. Amen<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ephesians 4:29 \u201cLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but\u00a0 only such as is good for building up, as fits the\u00a0 occasion, that it may give grace to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lent-reflections"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eph-4-29-web-watermarked.jpg?fit=875%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5811,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions\/5811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}