Excellent Speech?

Excellent speech becometh not a fool!

I say that to myself very often.  Especially when I am wowed by a truly well spoken youngster or other.  I say to myself let us truly see if his deportment lives up to that wonder.   I know my own foolishness that my speech precludes.   How did you know that only a real fool has such wonder in their speech? Not always, but often.  The humility of a drawl and the humility of the New England Caaaaa" seems synonymous with the lisp in Spanish to remind the elite that their speech doesn't fool God about their condition.  God will snatch that tongue right out of your mouth, if you don't mortify the pride of good diction.

Is ain't yo crown said pop Winans to Donnie when he won that lifetime achievement award.  We have much to look forward to if we cast our trophies on the Lord.  He does as much with them as he does with our cares...

Good diction is impressive, but I thank God for the many glances of warning that I have received from loving African American mommas who have warned me of the danger of imitating Queenly pride when speaking"the Queens ENGLISH".  It is not a mark of pride so much in the African American community as much as a mark of assimilation.  You can hide under your perm and your complexion and your speaking skills, but you cannot hide that you are Black.  It will come out one day!  Don't let it come out in the true shame of missing heaven on account of it.  I pray for the young preacher man who spoke deeply into my heart on Sunday evening.  What a wonderful experience to admire great vocabulary? But would to God that his heart for souls and compassion were as potent as his speaking.   My husband says that to me every day, almost in many different ways.  You have the ability to pull out a word that means what it takes me a million words to say,  but God isn't impressed at all.  

Prayer and compassion are indeed more than Words and I hope that young men and my sons learn that as well!