Speaking with Love Matters Too

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Colossians 4:6, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Speaking with Love Matters Too

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What is something right that you need to say, but you still don't know how to say it respectfully?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for someone who told me a hard truth without putting me down.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, teach me to stand up for what is right without shouting and without wounding anyone. Put grace in the way I speak.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Speak up calmly today for someone who is being treated badly at your school or at home.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)