“Vocabulary of Good Speech” in the Wednesday’s Sermon of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
On Wednesday 27 July 2022 evening, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, delivered his weekly sermon of Wednesday meeting from the church of Transfiguration at the Papal Residence at Logos Center in the Monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadi El Natroun, Egypt. The sermon was broadcasted on the Official Coptic Website, the Christian satellite channels and the C.O.C channel of the Church’s Media Center on the Internet.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II completed the new educational series “Marriage Union” as a basis for building a holy Christian family, and how the blessing of the mystery of marriage is present in the family, and the importance of good dialogue, as he dealt with the third chapter of the Epistle of St. James the Apostle (James 3:1-12), as well as a verse from a book Proverbs “Well words are honey witness, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24), and he explained the three types of dialogue:
1- Culture of dialogue: the ability to think well, express and appreciate choosing the right time and in any way.
2- Quarrel culture: the goal is to win one over the other.
3- The culture of the wall: isolation, suspicion, or meaningless silence.
And His Holiness set a slogan for good dialogue within the family from the Book of Proverbs, “As for the tongue of the wise, it heals” (Proverbs 12:18). He referred to the following vocabulary of good speech:
The words of love soberly and understandably on both sides cause emotional and psychological satiety, “a full soul tramples on honey, and for a hungry soul, every bitterness is sweet” (Proverbs 27:7).
The words of compassion save man, “joy with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15).
Speak respectfully through voice and words, especially in front of others, and without sarcasm.
Words of encouragement give enthusiasm to work, an explosion of energy, and a step forward more and more.
Gentle and sober words of praise give a person inner joy.
The words of apology end and solve many problems, “a soft answer turns away anger, and painful words arouse anger” (Proverbs 15:1)…
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