A quote from Catherine McAuley;
Your conversations should be simple, pleasant and useful.
Once again Catherine is so practical. Our conversation should be that which edifies, encourages and is not confusing. We need to be aware to whom we are speaking and be sure we are being understood, whether it means to simplify our vocabulary, to encourage someone and that is is not a put-down, snub,or cynical.
I was talking to a young man the other day who had some very personal and honest things to say to me. As I listened,I was struck by how honest he was and how humbling it was for him, to even speak those words to me. It caused me to reflect on how I speak to others. Am I directly honest (Even if it is painful to me?) and able to speak so that I am understood not only in word but intention? It was a humbling moment for me. Those words became sacred words.
Today look at how you are speaking to people. Do you need to consider Catherine's advice?
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