Let any gossip you hear die with you, do not fear; it will not make you burst.

   Sirach 19:10

 

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Heavenly Father,

Thank you for today and for the opportunity to live right in the way we think about, speak about and act toward others.  In our efforts to be how you want us to be, we ask that we always remember it starts with how we view and treat each and every one of our sisters and brothers, those we know and those we may never meet. 

 

While the opportunity to gossip and stir up lies and animosity is always available in abundance; we pray that we choose to ignore this option and to always choose to not judge, and to only speak of others when it is for the purpose of raising them up. 

 

Each day we have the opportunity to clearly recognize what is right and what is wrong when it comes to how we treat others.  Let our choices be guided by the facts that we cannot love you unless we love others and that our actions and lack thereof cannot be hidden from you.  Amen