Tuesday, May 27, 2014

hold your tongue

hold your tongue
the best you can
do not speak
because the tongue is a fire
burning where it will
out of control
seeking to destroy
spreading discord and division
quenching God’s Spirit
setting us on different paths
hold your tongue
because the tongue is a fire
out of control


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May 27, 2014
hold your tongue
May 27, 2014
holding our tongue
Galatians 5:17-26
(before reading devotional)
Isaiah 27:6 (NIV)
Upper Room Daily Devotional
“More Fruit”
by Donna Savage
for May 27, 2014
read May 27, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for March and April 2014

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