Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all who are destitute.
Open your mouth, judge righteously
Defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:8-9
When do I open my mouth?
What do I say?
How do I say it?
Why do I say it?
What if I couldn’t:
Gossip
Complain
Lie
Be sarcastic
Speak harshly
Interrupt
What if I could only speak
To help give others a platform to speak
To defend the rights of the poor and needy
What if I could only be a voice
For the mute
For the rights of all who are destitute
What if I could only open my mouth for whatever is
True
Noble
Right
Pure
Lovely
Admirable
Praiseworthy
What if I could only
Listen
Encourage
Advocate
Empower
Love
What if this past week's words were
filtered through these rules?
What would be left?
Would I have made a sound?