"Its going to be okay."
"Lets talk it over."
"Ill pray for you."
"Here. Let me help."
"Its never too late to call."
"Please forgive me."
"Im here to listen."
These are words of healing, are they not?
A young child trips and falls, scraping his knees. The comforting voice of a parent begins the process of moving away from the pain and fright of the fall.
A woman cries alone on the back pew of a church, ashamed and bewildered at the events of her life. The comforting voice of someone who cares reaches her ears and then touches her heart.
A man, recently divorced, grips his pencil tightly at work, anxiously hoping for encouragement and strength. The comforting voice of an old friend calms the storm in his mind as he picks up the phone and hears genuine concern in every word.
The Bible tells us in Proverbs, chapter 15, that "The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life..."
