Oct. 20, 2019 - St. Paul teaches us in Ephesians 4 that we are to walk worthy of the vocation to which we have been called; in lowliness, gentleness, with longsuffering bearing with one another in love. How ofted that which is in our heart that comes out of the gateway of our mouth gets in the way of such a calling. In this reflection we consider the power of the tongue. To aid us in our walking with the gift of the Holy Spirit self-control in this area, we discuss the teaching of St. Porphyrios who taught "Only prayer, silence, and love are effective...It is better to turn the heart of other people through secret prayer than to their ears."