Do people still write letters these days? I guess so! It´s been some time since
I wrote a letter or wrote anything for that matter but I remember I used to
enjoy writing letters. I can even remember writing my first love letter to
a girl in my class in infant school. Her name was Anne and I asked her if
she would be my girlfriend but I cannot remember if she answered. It was
during the war and I was about five years old.
We have all written many letters over the years and I am thinking of those
times when I ended with the words, "Yours truly" and signed my name.
Do you remember doing the same? I expect you do!
There are so many things that we do and say without really thinking about
them. Was I being sincere when writing "Yours truly"? Of course not, never
gave it a second thought. Well, this is just one example of so many things
that we say. These are just normal expressions that are part and parcel of
our customs and we have grown up with them.
It is different now, is it not? Those of us who are consciously striving to
seek and do Father´s will. We have learned and experienced that words have
power and depending on how they are expressed can have positive or negative
results.
Well, I endeavour always to be careful what I say, as I know from a lifetime
of experience that many times it is better to listen than to speak, after all,
we have two ears and just one mouth! However, there are many occasions
when we can all sincerely say, "Yours truly" and that is when we become
fully aware of our relationship with Father.
Lemuel
