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A Thought to Begin the Week
The first words spoken by G-d in the Torah was “Let there be light.”
A reminder of the power of words.
Words can create a universe of breathtaking beauty.
We were made in the image of G-d.
Which means we were also given the power of words.
What will we do with that astonishing gift?
Create a world of kindness or use our words to crush the dreams of a child?
Repair a broken society or tear down the reputation of a stranger?
Lift up the crestfallen or cause another tear to be shed?
Strengthen a friend’s confidence or destroy them with a tongue that fractures their hopeful heart.
Build a gentler world or shatter the hopes for a better day?
G-d spoke, and an entire universe came into being.
What will the words we speak today do?
-Rabbi Victor Urecki
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