One has joy from an apt response;
a word in season, how good it is! (Proverbs 15:23 NABRE)
How many times have you thought of exactly the right words to say in a given situation, but it was ten minutes after the conversation ended?! It is said that, "Conversation is the art of saying the right thing at the right time. It gives pleasure to speaker and hearer alike."*
Today's verse from Proverbs reminds us of the wonderful feeling we get when that perfect response comes to mind while you are still having the conversation!
When we seek God at times of difficult conversation, in the Holy Spirit, we often ask for apt responses which are appropriate or suitable, not only to fit the context of the discussion, but more so to provide for the need of the person to whom we are speaking, to nurture them whether or not we are aware of how that may be happening. God does work in mysterious ways.
Today, I will seek the apt responses of the Holy Spirit in those moments when I myself do not have the words someone else needs to hear.
Saint Paschal Baylon, patron of shepherds, who urges us to "Seek God above all things." pray for us.
Saint Peregrine Laziosi, patron of cancer, AIDS and other serious disease, pray for us.
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