Soft speech =/= weakness Soft speech or a kind word ACTUALLY defuses conflict and can turn hearts to you that would otherwise not have bothered about you ? This is not limited to us on the streets. We should practice at home, at work even at church.. let’s remember this. Archbishop Duncan-Williams used to say it’s better to be kind that to be right. Hurt inflicted cannot be taken back. The best you’ll do is apologize and unfortunately apology doesn’t erase memory, it may do a little suppression but in dealing with others focus… ask yourself if I win this argument or fight then what? Have I won anything of value? Have I lost anything of value? Have I done something irreversible? Was it worth it? Choose kindness, leave always being right for the immature, low self-esteem folks. Wear your Christlike nature. God is love

Isaiah 16 [3-4] Isaiah urging Judah to care for the Moab refugees is reminiscent of how God demands mercy over vengeance. Even though they deserve whatever will happen to them, it is not for Judah to rub it in. Even though people are living in the consequences of their sin, we should not turn a blind eye to their suffering, cause God still demands for us to show compassion and to care for the marginalised, regardless of what they did cause He still does the same for us knowing fully well that we will sin against Him.

Today’s read is full of consequences from actions like carelessness, pride, arrogance etc When it comes to the Lord’s wrath, nobody escapes even the children.