CONSISTENT SPEECH
Sirach 5:10-11
Be established in your understanding
And let your word be consistent.
Be quick to listen
And give your answer with patience.
Personal Challenge
We were encouraged by our Lord to live our lives openly and honestly. He told us to speak such that our "Yes!" was "Yes!" and our "No!" was "No!". This is a way of being that is getting lost in this age of individualism and the acceptance of relativism. Here the writer of Sirach reminds us to always be consistent in our speech and to let it be driven and established in the understanding that we can only get from our Lord. He also reminds us to be quick to listen, not just to hear the other, but to truly listen to the other in a patient, loving, and humble way so that we can only respond when it is necessary, and then to respond with love. My Lord knows how far I need to go in my life to be able to act this way. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy on me, the sinner!
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