A Word in Season

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.  Isaiah 50:4 KJV

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply-- and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:23 NIV

It is gray and rainy and the yard is full of mud. There is dirt and detritus everywhere, uncovered by the thaw. Spring in the North Country.  Mud season.

Some days are just ugly like that. Days where all it would take to send you back to bed would be a grumpy word or a cold shoulder, because you already feel cold in spirit and hard of heart. Dirt and detritus everywhere, exposed.

It could happen just that way.  A cutting word could cut you down.

Or - it could happen this way:  A friend could speak a kind word.  Even just a “Hello,” accompanied by a smile (which costs so little yet is invaluable), could save the day!  A timely word.  A word in season.  

Wise people know this and greet each person with respect.  They look up when someone enters the room and they say hello.  Wise people know that, no matter who they meet, it is always Jesus.

Beverly