What a beautiful luncheon we had today at Roxanne's :-) She set the bar very high with a gorgeous table including a centerpiece figurine of Christ carrying the cross, and linen napkins (this is over the top for our group!). Her promised fried chicken lived up to it's heard about reputation, with delicious side dishes, and fresh watermelon for dessert (courtesy of Kim). Dutch was such a sweetheart, taking care of all the clean-up (now maybe there was a small ulterior motive of stashing away the left-over chicken, but he's still one good man to wash up all those dirty dishes!). Afterwards, Kim led the Bible study called "Be careful little tongue what you say", based on James 3:1-12. It was a great lesson on how powerful our words can be, both good and bad, and how we can't control it without God's help. There are many, many references to the tongue in the Bible, like Matt. 12:14, where Jesus says "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks". We discussed gossip, harsh criticism, name calling and brow beating as ways we've experienced the power of words in our lives and in the lives of others. Jean offered up a good guideline for discernment in our words. Ask these questions BEFORE you speak: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? Good advice for keeping our tongues tamed! It was a great time, and we all can't get over how much we love our friendships...God has blessed us all, even in the midst of difficulties and trials.
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