"...what
we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are
present."
Paul
writing to the Corinthians about their opinion that he is different when he
writes to them as opposed to when he is actually there speaking with them, that
his letters are strong and "weighty" but his presence
"unimpressive." He states that he is the same person, living and
preaching the same message of Christ. In writing, his words live; in person,
his actions speak.
in a much
smaller way (i don't consider my writing nearly as monumental as his), this makes me ponder the difference between my writing and speech.
i feel like i stumble over my tongue as my throat dries up and my mind searches
for words to make the gears of your mind turn. but in writing, seeing my
thoughts unfold letter by letter and word by word, where i can rearrange and
sculpt, stretch my thoughts out as dough kneaded then risen, i see myself
unveiled. and when i am able to shape the words in such a way, i am content.
here's to writing myself to you more often. here's
to quelling the unrest that rages at times or igniting the hopeful sparks of
inspiration that smolder without the breath of the hand or pen.