Churchill: The Power of Words

The spoken word can be extremely powerful. When humans speak, it can literally mean life or death. If I mention a few words of famous speeches, most senior Americans can readily recall the heart of the message. As time regressive examples: “I have a dream,” by Martin Luther King, 1963. Next, “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You? John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, 1961, How about, “We Shall Fight On The Beaches, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender..,” Winston Churchill, 1940. Very remarkable was, the 1983 Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, “Four Score and seven years ago..,” And who can forget, at the breaking dawn of our great nation, Patrick Henry's inspirational words of “Give me liberty or give me death”! But there have never been words spoken more powerfully than in the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. As the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters, God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night...”