The words cut
Slash
Penetrating deeply

I can’t escape them
They surround me
Relentlessly attacking 

I fall
I cry
I near despair

Wait!
Someone else is speaking.
Straining, I listen

His Words
Though silent
Interrupt the torrent

Comfort
Encouragement
Hope pours in

Bathing my soul
Strengthening
Healing

I am safe
Shielded
Completely protected 

I will trust His Words
Though the others are confident

I will cling to His Words
Though the others still echo in my mind

I will believe His Words
For they are full of life


Proverbs 12:18,“There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs 15:4,“A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.”
John 1:1,“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Psalm 119:28,“My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to Your word.”
Proverbs 30:5,“Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.”