LIP TRAPS

I was just a child the first time I was coerced to stick my index fingers into a Chinese finger trap. My reaction was to pull my fingers out, but this only tightens the trap. Getting pulled into ungodly conversation is much harder to escape; my lips have trapped me far worse than my fingers ever have. Rumors, accusations and unfair criticisms are dainty morsels
 that easily sink deep into one’s heart; repeating them is a deadly trap. Why do so many people feel it necessary to take someone else apart to feel whole themselves? Father, put coals of fire to my lips. Let kindness rule my ears, heart and mouth.