WORD OF GOD - JM 1:26-27

JAMES 1:26-27

If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

---- mine,

The tongue is the cause of more mischief than the world can conceive of or imagine. A careless word, a capricious tongue, words that are spoken thoughtlessly wounding the weak, the vulnerable, the frail in body and spirit, are sins that God does not take lightly. Be warned, ask for the grace to be kind, loving, and gentle in your dealings with the vulnerable and it will be given to you in full measure. It is these little ones that My Father holds lovingly close to His bosom, wound them at your own peril. Strive always to be worthy children of your loving, holy, and perfect Father and guard yourself against the seductions of this world.