Give The Gift Of A Word

There is an old legend that says that the animals were given the gift of speech at midnight on Christmas Eve, so that they might praise the Lord.

The Old Testament talks about the valleys standing so thick with corn, that "they shout and sing" (Ps. 65:13). One of the great old hymns says: "all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres."

When Jesus went into Jerusalem, along with a crowd of people shouting "Hosannah", the authorities were incensed and said to him, "Make the people stop". And Jesus replied that if they were to cease their praise, the very stones of the street would cry out. (Luke 19:40)

Everything around us...the snowflake with its intricate beauty, the storms, with their majestic power, the delicate awesomeness of a starry night...all things great and small seem to proclaim the greatness of God.

Why is it, that we who have the gift of speech, use it so sparingly to tell of the Lord's goodness to us?

Along with your other gifts this Christmas, why not use the gift of speech to give a good word? It costs so little, and means so much. And if we give it to one another, why not to God as well? Tell Him you love Him.