Impeccable Speech seems like it should be easy for a minister of WORD and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church. Words are what we're about: we go to scripture, research, pray, think, look at commentaries, study the language and context, and then we share what comes to us in the form of words from the pulpit on Sunday morning.
Words are clearly important to the Judeo-Christian faith. The Bible is our guide. It is a sacred text, a collection of written words. God used words to speak the world into being: "In the beginning God said 'Let there be light,' and there was light!" Jesus Christ, at the beginning of the Gospel of John, is referred to as "logos," which is Greek for "Word." Speaking brings life to the lifeless and makes order from chaos.
That is why speaking impeccably, or without blemish, is so important, and why it is so hard. We are human, and not God, and we don't always use words to create, but often to destroy.
So to begin this journey my self-imposed task for this week will be to try to create rather than to destroy with my words. I'll let you know how it goes. If you like, give it a try and let us know how it goes for you, too!
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