WORDS THAT HELP AND HEAL - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Thursday, January 7, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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WORDS THAT HELP AND HEAL

READ:
Matthew 6:5-15

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
-Matthew 6:9

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 18-19
Matthew 6:1-18

On November 19, 1863, two well-known men gave speeches at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The featured speaker, Edward Everett, was a former congressman, governor, and president of Harvard University. Considered one of the greatest orators of his day, Mr. Everett delivered a formal address lasting 2 hours. He was followed by President Abraham Lincoln, whose speech lasted 2 minutes.
Today, Lincoln's speech, the Gettysburg Address, is widely known and quoted, while Everett's words have almost been forgotten. It is not just Lincoln's eloquent brevity that accounts for this. On that occasion, his words touched the wounded spirit of a nation fractured by civil war, offering hope for days to come.
Words do not have to be many to be meaningful. What we call the Lord's Prayer is among the shortest and most memorable of all the teachings of Jesus. It brings help and healing as it reminds us that God is our heavenly Father whose power is at work on earth just as it is in heaven . There is nothing in our past, present, and future that is not included in our Lord's brief words that help and heal. - David McCasland
How easy it is to use many words
And give little thought to the things you say:
So willingly yield your lips to the Lord
And hearts will be blest by them every day. - D DeHaan

Kind words smooth, and quiet, and comfort the hearer. - Blaise Pascal

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