Say It Swift

The ability to say just enough and no more is a learned art—whether in conversation with another, a prayer to God, or in your creative writing. 

I love the quote: “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” The origin is unclear, but my focus here is on what it says rather than who said it. Quantity of words isn’t the same as quality of words. It takes far more time to hone our words than to ramble. This applies to our prayer life as well: When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. (Matthew 6:7 NLT) 

Think of how you feel when you open an email or text that goes on and on. I tend to sigh. It feels like someone just sent me War and Peace and I now have to take time to simplify what they’re trying to say because they didn’t. When I do, I keep my response to a few sentences. My hope is to mirror the beauty of brevity. Sure, there are times a longer answer is necessary. But rarely. 

I could say more. But I’d rather keep it brief.

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