This week we are continuing the topic of the power of words. I think this is a topic we could stay on for months, because words are so powerful to hurt or to heal and we are conversing all the time. This week we will speak specifically about how our words affect other people. You can probably look at your own life and see where words have hurt someone you love. I can remember one particular instance when as a little boy my son spilled massage oil all over the freshly cleaned living room carpet…..my words were less than kind, and I had to ask for forgiveness from my sweet little boy, who just wanted to give someone a nice massage. It was a lesson that hit too close to home, because I have used massage oil as an illustration in message of how powerfully our words can bring healing. (God has a sense of humor…..and I think I flunked the test!) There are times that we do need to bring correction but the best way I have found to do that is through the oreo method. The cream inside is the important part, and if you cushion your correction with a compliment on each side (the cookie part), it seems to go down better. In the oreo method, the process makes us say 2 things positive to one thing that needs adjustment, or is the area that we need growth or change. Wash it all down with a little milk (the Word) and it makes everything taste great! (Or at least a whole lot better!) Let’s use our words constructively, and build, encourage and edify those around us.