Tongues of angels

If I speak with the tongues of men and angels but have not love...

I sat with this page for a few days before the black stamping suggested wings to me. Then I noticed that the bit of collage I'd added had a face that just fit with the wings to make an angel. Once the angel was on the page, the quote came (it's from 1 Corinthians 13 - the passage that is often read at weddings). The hearts on the plant remind me that we are supposed to grow in love.

We can shout and make a noise and be heard, but if our hearts are not full of love, if those words tear down instead of building up, what use are they? There is nothing wrong with taking a breath before responding to the things that are said to us. That pause can stop us from reacting from something other than love - from anger, hatred, irritation or the like.