I spoke

Words fell

Aimlessly on ears.

Later

One said,

"Your word--

It helped

That Day."

I turned

Wondering--

Forgot I said

That word.

Let me speak

Those words

Often.

Helpful words

That I ...

In his book Confessions of a Pastor, Craig Groeschel offers some advice on how to handle critics:

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