Matthew 13-15

I've eaten a lot of weird things. The worst was raw sea-urchin eggs. Salty. Gooey. Sticky. Nasty. I couldn't keep them down! In Matthew 15 Jesus teaches us that it is NOT what we eat that makes us dirty, but what we say. For our words reflect our heart. Does our speech honor the creator and lift up those around us? Even in the most difficult of circumstances our correct words can be the light in a dark world. SWC

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Matthew 15:8 (ESV)

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person. Matthew 15:11 (ESV)