Hosea instructed the Children of Israel to “take with you words” when approaching the Lord. He further charges them to offer words covered with their brokenness.
Words
Words change
when covered
with brokenness
Words
in their original state
belong to everyone
However,
when you take a word
carry it through the storm of emotion
and personal experience
it changes into something brand new
This newness
transfers the ownership
of the word
These words
now belong to the writer
or the speaker
It is in this sense
we offer not the word only
but the passions and experiences
accompanying them
By doing so
we peel away
the barriers of anonymity
and begin to see
our differences are small
in comparison to our commonalities
There is more which unites us
than there is which divides us
When we use words to divide
we do them a disservice
When we use them
to hurt
to incite violence
to tear down
to destroy
we have abandoned
the true use of the words
Collect
Build
Unite
Empower
Words
“Take with you words”
Covered in your brokenness
© Ron Simpson Jr.
June 4, 2022
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