Words can speak hate and fear and disrespect, thus tearing down, or they can speak life and love and honor, and thus building up. Mother Teresa said wisely, "Words which do not give the light of Christ increase darkness." Our mission and our goal, always, is to use our words -- whether on our signs or in our communications -- to lift and love and give hope. Because words are potent.
May all of ours speak life and light and love into the world.