In the hustle of life can we still find time to offer a pleasant word to a stranger? In Mark 1:40-42 we read of Jesus being moved with compassion to heal a leper.
40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Although we do not have the power to heal the physical body we can still be moved with compassion to offer pleasant words to those in need of healing. In Proverbs 16:24 we read of the power of pleasant words:
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Let us make every effort today to offer pleasant words to those who cross our path as we hustle through our busy day. Perhaps, some kind soul may do the same for us.