Often we remain silent when we
need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. When we say to our
parents, children, lovers, or friends, "I love you very much" or "I care for
you" or "I think of you often" or "You are my greatest gift," we choose to give
life.
It is not always easy to express our love directly
in words. But whenever we do, we discover we have offered a blessing that will
be long remembered. When a son can say to his father, "Dad, I love you," and
when a mother can say to her daughter, "Child, I love you," a whole new blessed
place can be opened up, a space where it is good to dwell. Indeed, words have
the power to create life.
