"JUST WORDS"?

"jimminy crispers!" he said.
"jimminy crispers?"
"yep. it's the words i use instead of the religious JC words," my supervisor replied. he proceeded to defend his view that the words Jesus Christ are "just words" that mean nothing to most of the people in our society and therefore don't really matter if they're used as an expression. "any swear word is only used to convey the emotion behind it... even words like 'i'm gonna kill you' are only used as an indication of emotion. it's not like the person actually wants to kill you. they're just words. just words."

whatever happened to the value of words? according to Genesis, God spoke the world into existence. those were not just words. those were words packed with power. and what about my words? well... i'd like to think mine are not just words. that everything i say has some weight to it. but i think i'd be lying to myself.

"Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Matthew 12:34

empty words from empty hearts?