ATONEMENT - for harmful words spoken

"Atonement," a World War Two romance about two lovers torn apart by a family betrayal and the conflict in Europe . . . " (REUTERS)

BRAVO for a truly excellent film! If you have seen the film ATONEMENT you already know why it won the Golden Globe award for the Best Film Drama. It is a masterful work.

The cinematography, the acting, the sets, and above all the story are all phenomenal. There are moments of tender love and personal loss and sorrow so real, so palpable and so deep that they took my breath away. If you live long enough, or love deep enough, you will identify easily with the sensitivity of emotion dug out in this film; not just with regard to the two lovers, but with the one attempting to make atonement for her own sins. This is a "must see."

This film, a cautionary tale about the power of words to give or destroy lives is much needed in our own time; when people are so deliberately reckless with their words. It reminds me of the Proverb that says, The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. Prov 18:21 Holy Bible, New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

Once I heard the Lord whisper to my own heart, "If you speak less, you will sin less." Hmmmm. Something to think about. There are so many scriptures in the Bible about "speaking." I have broken every rule about good speech many times over, to my own shame.

Jesus said, "And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you." Matt 12:36-37 Holy Bible, New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

The words I have spoken in this life thus far, could have been better. This is my growing edge.

Oh Lord, Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable, my strength and my redeemer. (Ps. 19:14)
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