Shut the hell up.

Don’t talk. Just listen.

Those words you used to degrade her? Those thoughts you had about him? They were so degrading. Dehumanizing. Destructive. They did so much damage.

STOP TALKING.

About what they did wrong. About what they could have done differently. About how they looked. About what they said. About where they’re from or what they’re wearing. Just. STOP.

Every negative word, every negative thought spills up and over. It’s like an infection, beginning slowly and spreading like the damn wildfires. Uncontrolled. Destroying everything in its path. Wiping out the life that existed and leaving charred remains in its wake. So. Much. Damage.

Do you hear me? Are you listening?

SHUT THE HELL UP.

Why are you so mean? Why are you lacking compassion? Where’s the grace? Don’t you see their divinity? Don’t you see the sacred design? The imprint of the Creator on them?

What you’re doing, what you’re saying, what you’re believing is desecrating the holy. Yeah I said it. You are destroying them. PLEASE STOP.

They matter. Their life matters. Their story matters. Don’t you see the damage you’re causing? Don’t you get it? The power you have? When you don’t listen, you can’t hear the whispers of truth. Of facts that are real and not simply alternative. Your impatience is getting in the way of divine revelation.

I’m begging you. Please shut the hell up.

The damage you’re causing is creating pain so deep that people are walking wounded, wounding others.

If you have time, read this again. And this time, imagine that I’m writing to you about how you talk to yourself.