Lord,
You spoke and the world came into being. With words, speech, you made the created world.
When we speak, we demonstrate that we are your children. Our words create realities. I am amazed at how much time is given in Psalms and Proverbs to talking about speech and the tongue. Certainly, taming the tongue can be like trying to catch the wind.
As Rav Yeshua said, "Out of the heart, the mouth speaketh"... If we want to know our heart, we can look at what we say or what we are inclined to say.
The Vilna Gaon said, "The surest way to merit eternity is by guarding one's tongue... this is worth more than all the Torah and all good deeds".
Help me Lord to guard my tongue. May my will and heart with your help think before I speak... Am I speaking for good reasons or bad...
Is the intent of what I am about to say to help, to serve, to be kind... or, is it to boast/show off, malign/gossip, be frivolous...
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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