勒住舌頭—彼得前書3:10［因為經上說：人若愛生命, 願享美福, 須要禁止舌頭不出惡言, 嘴唇不說詭詐的話.]. [故事］劇作家蕭伯納少年時很幽默, 人又聰明, 反應又快, 所以常說話尖酸刻薄. 有一次, 他的一位朋友在散步時對他說”你現在常常出語幽默, 不錯, 非常風趣可喜. 但是大家總覺得, 如果你不在場, 他們會更自在, 因為他們都比不上你. 有你在, 大家便都不敢開口了. 你的才幹確實比他們略勝一籌, 但這麼一來, 朋友將逐漸離開你, 這對你又有什麼益處呢？” 朋友的這番話, 使蕭伯納如夢初醒, 從此他立下志向, 改掉濫用幽默的習慣, 而把他的這些天份發揮在文學上, 終於建立了他在文壇上的地位.］［思考］你是一位伶牙利齒的人嗎？可能你的反應很快, 常能搶得先機, 但是在自以得意時, 是否不知不覺也讓朋友覺得不自在而失去了寶貴的友誼呢？［禱告］親愛的天父上帝, 我們求祢看管我們的舌頭. 好讓我們口中的話語不致傷害他人, 也不誇張言詞而讓人不自在. 求祢教導我們, 要謙卑和𧫴守自己的心, 才能勒住舌頭, 多說造就人的話, 有美好的生命和幸福的日子. 禱告是奉主耶穌基督的名, 阿們！
Hold back the tongue – 1 Peter 3:10 [For the Scripture says: If anyone loves life and wishes to enjoy good things, he must keep his tongue from speaking evil and his lips from speaking deceit.]. [Story] Playwright George Bernard Shaw Junior He is very humorous, smart, and quick to respond, so he often speaks sarcastically. Once, one of his friends said to him while walking, “You often speak humorously now, yes, very funny and gratifying. But everyone always feels that , they will be more comfortable if you are not there, because they are not as good as you. With you around, no one dares to speak. Your talents are indeed slightly better than them, but in this way, friends will gradually leave You, what good will this do to you?” These words of his friend made Bernard Shaw wake up from a dream. From then on, he made up his mind to get rid of the habit of abusing humor and use his talents in literature. Finally established his position in the literary world.] [Thinking] Are you a sharp-tongued person? You may react quickly and often get the upper hand, but when you are complacent, have you unknowingly made your friends feel uncomfortable and lost valuable friendship? [Prayer] Dear Heavenly Father God, we ask you to watch over our tongues so that the words in our mouths do not hurt others, nor are we exaggerated and make others uncomfortable. Please teach us to be humble and guard our hearts. , only then can you restrain your tongue and speak more words that build people up, so that you can have a wonderful life and happy days. This prayer is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!