In light of the fact that St Patrick's Day is coming soon, I may post some reflections inspired by some Gaelic or Irish sources. A Prayer in Irish about the right balance in speaking. It is delightful in its simple directness:
A Íosa, Mhic Dé, a bhí ciúin os comhair Phioláit, ná lig dúinn ár dteanga a luascadh gan smaoineadh ar cad tá againn le rá agus conas é a rá.
O Jesus, Son of God,
who was silent before Pilate,
don't let our tongues wag
without thinking about what we have to say
and how to say it.
