Our Speech Should Always Be Gracious

 The words of Christ were gracious and seasoned with salt. He spoke the truth in love but did not compromise His speech or language. Like Christ, Our Speech Should Always Be Gracious and seasoned with salt.
 Words that come out from our mouth, have their source in the thoughts of our hearts. When our heart is properly focused on the Lord, in fellowship with the Father and being led by the Spirit, our words will be gracious and seasoned with salt. They will be both gracious words and truthful words. They will not be designed to embarrass or hurt, ridicule, or humiliate others, but will speak the truth in love. When we are led by the Spirit, He will help us to know how we should respond to every person.
 We can never learn how to speak unto the Lord by a 12-step program designed by man, train ourselves to always say the right thing, try to copy the words that other people speak, or even parrot the words of the Lord Jesus Himself. But a life that is lived seeking the Lord with all their heart, a life that is submitted to the leading of the Holy Spirit, a life lived with ears open to hear His Word and eyes open to see His truth, will be a life that speaks the truth in love, with gracious speech and seasoned with salt.
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, our speech is not always gracious or seasoned with salt. Through Your Spirit, we pray that the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts are always acceptable to you so that we only say that which is pleasing to You. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.