There is a saying that "talk is cheap." But actually unnecessary talk is very costly. To talk when we should be silent often costs us the loss of friendship, peace of mind and even love.

I am told that the Jewish Talmud contains this statement: "He who talks too much commits a sin." To talk when we should be silent--or to be silent when we should talk--causes us to dishonor God. When we gossip about another's faults, we dishonor him, ourselves, and our God.

Let us find within ourselves the quietness and the stillness which will enable us to be silent when we should be silent or to speak words of cheer, comfort and love when we should speak. So, have a day in which you hear God's voice and humbly speak His word.