S – Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

Colossians 4:6 CSB

O – Two concepts:

1.  Gracious:  Your words should have the attributes of undeserved favor.  Humility, not proud, forgiving and forbearance.

2. Seasoned with salt:  Your words should enhance the flavor and pull out the essence of the concept being discussed without changing the concept.  Salt preserves, adds flavor, stabilizes and binds.

A – I need to have an attitude of grace when I am speaking.  Remembering that I received grace, I need to extend grace as I talk with others.  My words should bring depth and meaning to the conversation.  I can share with conviction my thoughts and value someone enough to hear theirs even when I don’t agree.  Agreement isn’t the goal…relationship is.

R – Lord, start with me in my conversations today.  Let my words align with my growing relationship with you.  Let me come from a place of humility and not judgment.  I will speak the truth in love, respecting and valuing everyone I converse with today.