Imagine, if you will, a raging forest fire that is enveloping everything around it. It's out of control. How did it all start? It started with a single spark.
A spark seems harmless enough, but ask my son Joey who decided to fry a worm with a magnifying glass on top of a bail of hay on a hot, extremely dry summer day in August, how much harm a single spark can do. That little spark charred the entire field (1 1/2 acres) in less than 5 minutes. Fortunately the house was on the opposite side of the driveway, so it was untouched. Let's just say, it wasn't just a worm-frying moment, as we feverishly splashed buckets of water here, there, and everywhere!
So, what am I getting at? Our words can be sparks. Brash, unkind, words laced with anger can easily start a fire. It really doesn't take much... just a word or two with just the right tone, and before you know it, you've started a nice hot, roaring fire. (And this fire isn't the type of fire that you want to huddle around, roast marshmallows and enjoy a mouth-watering s'more).
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