Saturday, April 19, 2014

guard my tongue

Lord, guard my tongue
a joke perhaps
leaving our mouths
the lash of the tongue
to another’s ear
the tongue a fire
we must surely fear
make a hedge of protection
around my mouth
Lord, guard my tongue
keep it in its place
gentle in all speaking
the words that leave my mouth
                  

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April 19, 2014
James 3:5-6
“The Tongue is a Fire”
devotion by Jessica Robertson
for April 19, 2014
read April 19, 2014
Duck Commander Daily Devotional
compiled by Alan Robertson

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