Inspirational Videos

Nine-year-old Rose Evenson, a young cancer survivor gives back to others in a special way. Rose was diagnosed with cancer as a toddler. Throughout her years of treatment, all of her hair fell out. Even though she doesn’t remember, she told her mom she wanted to grow her hair out.  Rose felt compassion at a young age for those who were going through the trauma of fighting cancer. 

Now that Rose has been in remission for five years, her dream of helping others is coming true. After growing her hair down to her waist, she was thrilled to schedule an appointment at a salon. There, her mom and sisters watched with tear-filled eyes as Rose cut off over 14 inches of her. When Rose was asked why this was important to her she said, “I have more than enough hair so I can give it to somebody who doesn’t have hair.”

This moment marked a victorious point in Rose’s journey. As her mom, Angie held a lock of Rose’s hair, she declared, “Her hair after it grew back has been a reminder of God’s goodness to us during this whole journey and that we’ve come this far.” 

Can you imagine watching your children’s hair grow back and thanking the Lord each day for his promises to comfort, guide, and be present in our troubles? It reminds me of how God loves his children, and how the Bible reminds us how God knows the exact number of hair on our heads. The average human has about 110,000 hairs. There are over seven billion people on this planet and yet, God knows each and every one of us–including the very number of hairs on our heads. What an incredible thought that he cares and loves us so much!

They collected eight full locks to give to an organization that makes wigs for cancer patients. Rose included a handwritten letter to go with her locks of hair. She wrote, “I am nine right now, almost 10. I hope you have enjoyed the wig I’ve given you.”

It is incredible to have children remind us of what’s important like empathy, compassion, and giving back. 

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows,” Luke 12:7.

At one time, ABBA was one of the biggest musical groups in the world. Their music is still readily recognizable. One of the group’s most popular tunes even spawned a recent Broadway musical, Mamma Mia! Hollywood even produced two Mamma Mia! films. 

The Swedish group still has adoring fans. People across the world love the music of ABBA. Most recently, a popular television program in one European country had people dancing and singing along to one of ABBA’s massive hits: “Dancing Queen.”

The Swedish group’s chart-topping tune is about someone heading out on a Friday, just looking to hit the dance floor.

“Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music”

On The Voice Portugal, former contestants hit the stage, singing “Dancing Queen” while a few dancers performed behind them. The clip posted on YouTube shows the seven performers singing the disco-era song as part of the program’s sixth Live Show.

The screen behind the singers and the dancers perfectly captures the disco era in which the song was released. A plethora of bright lights and odd shapes decorate the screen behind them throughout their performance.

Each former contest of The Voice in Portugal is rightly given their time to shine during the performance. 

While the singers do an excellent job throughout their performance, it’s during the chorus that they all shine the brightest. All their voices blend beautifully as they come together and really knock it out of the park!

The studio audience and even the show’s judges appear to be really loving their performance! 

Additionally, in keeping with the bright stage and the happy, upbeat tone of the song, the singers are decked out in loud and bright clothes that sparkle whenever the light catches them. 

Check out their lovely performance! 

Psalms 98:4 “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”

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For every magician’s seemingly impossible trick, there is an explanation. The answer to the illusion probably involves some form of deception or sleight of hand. Things don’t just disappear before our very eyes, right?

One short YouTube video shows a glass container disappearing right in front of us. The 30-second video begins with the camera focusing on the two glasses. In a rather large glass container sits a much smaller glass cup.

Only seconds into the video, someone starts pouring a very thick, clear oily substance into the smaller jar. The person continues pouring the substance, which the video states is vegetable oil, into the small container until it fills up, causing the excess to spill out and begin to fill the much larger container.

However, around the 10-second mark in the video, a very odd thing starts to happen. As it overflows out of the smaller container and now spills out into the bigger container, the vegetable oil begins to rise, and the smaller container seemingly disappears.

The vegetable oil is continually poured into the large container until the smaller container is entirely invisible. Amazing!

But if you thought it was just some fancy camera trick or some slick editing or something similar, think again!

At the 28-second mark, two fingers appear on the screen, reach down into the cup and pull out the smaller container even though it is no longer visible. The smaller glass container is still there!

How does this work?

The glass disappears as a result of the rate at which the light passes through the vegetable oil and the containers, according to the description accompanying the video.  As the video’s description points out, the vegetable oil helps to slow down the light moving through the glass containers, which causes the glass container to “disappear.”

Colossians 2:8 “Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man’s wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ.”

The show has ended and the votes have been tallied, but viewers will remember a “The River” audition on The Voice performed by Kiqué for some time!

When Kiqué Gomez began his time on The Voice he was 18 years old; he has since turned 19. His age made him one of the youngest contestants on Season 22, but his voice sounds very mature. Listen as he sings Leon Bridges’ 2015 soulful song about faith and being born again. Those themes are also of a more mature and thoughtful nature. 

The third verse goes as follows:

Dip me in your smooth water
As I go in
As a man with many crimes, come up for air
As my sins flow down the Jordan

As you listen to the warm, rich tones that Kiqué delivers, notice that the stage looks completely different for this performance. That’s because the Miami singer had to do this and one another performance outside of The Voice studio. This performance was pre-recorded, and Kiqué video-conferenced into his final live shows from isolation. He had tested positive for COVID-19!

In spite of that challenge, his performance doesn’t appear to have been impacted negatively at all, and, although this was his last, Gwen had high praise for the member of her team. Fans of the show may recall that she fought husband, Blake Shelton, to have Kiqué on her team when both she and Blake turned their chairs around during blind auditions. Kiqué performed “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston during that initial performance.   

Of Kiqué, Coach Gwen said, "It's very rare to come across an Artist that is so young, that is honestly so unique in his style of singing. It's one thing to just have a technically good voice, but he is so recognizable. You can just understand his whole personality through his unique voice." The video provides a very quick shot of the judges at the end of the performance, and Gwen is definitely moved by Kiqué’s talents!

Kiqué did not win the competition, but he made the top ten. Hopefully, this gifted young man with maturity in voice will go far in his musical endeavors. Beautiful voices and uplifting lyrics—we can always use more of that!

“Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”  Matthew 3:6

Good, loving people still exist in the world. Despite what a quick glance at television news broadcasts and a perusal of popular social media sites may reveal, there are still people who genuinely care for their fellow man. A CBS Mornings reporter caught up with one of those people.

In late December, Buffalo, New York was hit by a blizzard. One woman took quick, decisive action during the snowstorm that helped to save one man's life.

That woman, Sha’Kyra Aughtry, and her boyfriend were settling in to celebrate Christmas but on Christmas Eve, things changed, according to NewYorkUpstate.com. 

Sha’Kyra heard someone yelling for help. She looked out her window and saw a man unable to move in the snow, 4° temperature and the 50 mph winds. So, she took Joe White, a 64-year-old man with developmental disabilities, into her home, according to CBS. 

White was on his way to work at a local movie theater. He has worked as a custodian there for 40 years. White had no gloves as he ventured out on his dangerous trek to work. Instead, he had plastic bags around his hands. 

“He had ice, literally ice balls around his hand,” Sha’Kyra said. 

Sha’Kyra bandaged his hands and then called 911 and other emergency services over and over to get Joe some medical attention. 

No one ever showed up.

Then, on Christmas, Sha’Kyra turned to social media, pleading for someone to help Joe get proper medical attention. Two other people showed up at Sha’Kyra’s house in their truck and helped take Joe to the hospital.

“When I got in the truck, he told me he was scared,” Sha’Kyra said. 

“And I said, I’m scared, I’m scared too. I’m scared too, Joey and I said, ‘You know, we got help. The doctors are gonna take care of you.’ And then when he told me he loved me, I knew, I knew he really felt safe.”

Joe’s sister praised Sha’Kyra for her kindness and saving her brother’s life.

For Sha’Kyra, this past Christmas is one that she will never forget. 

“I knew he needed help, and I kept thinking about, what if it was my family member?” Sha’Kyra said. “Christmas wasn’t even about the gifts, about my kids, it wasn’t. It was, literally, him. Christmas was him. He was a very good Christmas gift and now for the rest of my life, I will remember him.”

Isaiah 25:4 “For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.”

Kim Cruse was on the 8th season of The Voice, and her coach was John Legend. He turned around within the first 15 seconds of her starting her first song.  

She proceeded to make it all the way into the top 8, where she sang ‘All by Myself’ as a last-chance performance. Although she didn’t continue in the contest that night, she said she couldn’t have been happier with her time on the show. She posted on Instagram, “Prayerfully, my goal of inspiring little girls and women like me has been met. I can’t wait to see what God does next" 

Kim was born in Texas and started singing at the age of 3. Her father is a Baptist pastor, so she grew up singing in church. She entered local talent shows and contests where she often won. 

She was in choir throughout high school and won a scholarship for her singing. She won an online singing competition called the Race to the Blue and appeared on the Terrell Show. She also became a worship leader at her dad’s church.

In this video, Kim is in a lovely sparkly fitted dress with the sleeves running all the way down her arms to her fingers. Upon hearing the first notes of the song, people know what song it is. 

‘All By Myself’ was a hit back in 1975 when Eric Carmen wrote and recorded it, and has been covered by many other well-known artists such as Celine Dion and Hank Williams Jr. 

Kim’s cover of the song will give listeners goosebumps! She is only 5’4”, but she has a powerhouse of a voice. She has great control and makes the song her own.  She hits some impressive notes, which the crowd obviously enjoys. 

Kim stated on the show that she struggles with some insecurities, but her powerful voice and stage presence project nothing by confidence and personality. Even her coach, John Legend, is brought to his feet by her stunning performance.  

Take a listen and be in awe of such a wonderful and awe-inspiring performance. We haven’t seen the last of Kim Cruse.

What does it take to help someone who is in obvious need? Not much, a concern for our fellow man and a willingness to act. That’s exactly what one woman did when she spotted someone in distress.

An elderly woman quickly came to the aid of an Amazon delivery man who appeared to be suffering from heat exhaustion, as the clip posted to TikTok shows. 

The nearly 3-and-a-half-minute video begins with the delivery driver standing behind a stack of packages as he uses a blue trash can to steady himself. The video also informs viewers that the temperature is “well above 110°.”

The man is in obvious pain!

He slowly doubles over, wipes sweat off his brow and sits on the ground. Seconds later, an unexpected good Samaritan arrives. She emerges from the left side of the screen.

The elderly woman, using a cane to walk, places a hand on his shoulder, checking on him. As she motions for the man to remain sitting on the ground, she disappears from the screen.

During the woman’s absence, the man appears to be getting worse. He leans back and lies on the ground. Thankfully, the woman reappears holding a glass of water, which she hands to the struggling man. 

Once again, she leaves the man and steps out of the frame. However, she returns, but this time, she has a plate of watermelon and a cold, wet towel. The man munches down on the watermelon as the elderly woman administers the towel to the back of the man’s head and neck. 

Before the video ends, both people exit the screen, appearing to have gone into her house. The man emerges “15 minutes later” in a much better condition and goes on his way.

We can’t be sure when we’ll be in need of a helping hand. Hopefully, though, when that time arrives, God places someone like the elderly woman in our path!

Hebrews 6:10 “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”

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Majha Ghar Ashram Pune is a beacon of hope for the millions of homeless and defenseless individuals who struggle to meet their basic requirements for water, food, and shelter.

Showing kindness to another person does not require a ton of money or a special position. Instead, the only things necessary are a caring heart and a willingness to help. That is exactly what one woman in Minnesota has who helped someone going through hard times.

As anyone living or who has lived in the Midwest knows, winters can be harsh. Winters in the Midwest normally consist of snow, ice, blustery winds and, at times, even below-zero temperatures. With that knowledge and a loving heart, a liquor store worker, Ta Leia Thomas, who goes by Ace, literally gave the shoes off her feet to a homeless man.

In early December, the store’s camera captured a homeless man who walked into the store looking for cardboard boxes to help protect his feet from the Minnesota cold. Instead of letting the man deal with the cold conditions without shoes, Ta Leia took her shoes off and handed them to the man, according to the store's Facebook page.

However, those were not just any shoes that Ta Leia handed over without giving them a second thought. They were “her favorite pair of purple Nike Air Jordans,” the post states. 

“I didn’t care about the shoes. I cared about him. So, you know, he didn’t know me. I didn’t know him. I just thought it was best to give him, give him something he may need,” Ta Leia told Kare 11 News.

But that is not where this terrific story ends!

Soon after learning about Ta Leia’s selfless act, the designer of the shoes sent her a brand-new pair of purple custom 7s, the exact shoes she gave to the homeless man.

“Ace I want to thank you again for being awesome. We hear so much bad in this world these days that and you are a great reminder that there’s still so much out there,” the shoe’s designer posted on Instagram.

But that wasn’t all! 

The Minnesota Vikings, Ta Leia’s favorite team, also heard about her kind act. 

The team provided her with tickets to a game and with cleats autographed and worn by the team’s star wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Kare 11 reported. 

“I didn't think it was gonna get as big as it is, but I just want to show the world that there are still good-hearted, kind-hearted people out in the world,” she told the station. 

Luke 14:12 “And he said to the master of the house, ‘When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbors who have wealth, for they may give you a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.”’

Often social media brings out the worst in people. Hate and unbridled contempt are commonly hurled at one another online and litter places like Facebook and Twitter. But sometimes, these communication sites are used to show good, touching stories that will bring a tear to your eye.

Isaiah Garza, a TikTok user with 8 million followers, used his channel for good, to impact the life of another. Garza, as the video shows, treated an elderly man, who is also a veteran, to a day at Disneyland.

The video begins with Garza walking up to the unsuspecting man, who uses a walker to move down the sidewalk, and asking if he wants to accompany him to the most magical place on earth.

“I’m sorry to bother you. I’ve had a really, really rough day. I just wanted to see if you’d be willing to go to Disneyland with me today,” Garza asks in the video.

The elderly man is clearly taken aback by the offer.

“You really would take me? My gosh, I can’t believe this,” the man responds. 

The video then quickly cuts to the man enjoying the iconic teacup ride. The text on the video reads that the man “hasn’t been on a ride in over 50 years.”

We then see the elderly veteran wearing a pair of Mickey Mouse ears that Garza purchased for him. Next, Isaiah and his new friend enjoy a ride on “It’s a Small World.”

The man, while thinking about what his day at the Disney park means to him, gets choked up.

“Oh my gosh, this is one of the best days of my life,” he said. “I feel like I might be dreaming or something. I thought my life was over. I will remember this day for a long time. You don’t know how much I appreciate this. You don’t know.”

1 Peter 5:5 “And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but gives grace to those who make themselves low.”

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Animals are truly magnificent creatures, seemingly able to surprise us every day with their intelligence and funny antics. Anyone who has ever had a pet understands the smarts possessed by animals and their ability to comprehend and feel. 

As a video shows, one wild animal appeared to understand and possibly enjoy the performance of a classic folk song. 

In the astounding video, musician Naomi SV stands in a meadow as she plucks her harp, playing Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s beloved “The Sound of Silence.” 

Soon after the 1-minute video begins, we can see movement off in the distance on the left side of the screen. At first, it’s hard to make out what exactly we are seeing move near a line of trees. However, the creature continues to move toward the sound and the camera. We soon realize it is a deer watching her. 

The musician appears to be completely oblivious to her wildlife audience member as she continues to play the song. The deer gets closer and closer, almost as if it’s drawn to and interested in the beautiful sound.

By the video’s end, the deer is mere feet away from the talented musician. Apparently, having heard enough, the deer then decides to bail on the performance and darts off into the woods. 

It’s not until the deer runs off that the musician is either startled by the noise caused by the animal or catches it out of the corner of her eye that she realizes she has been watched. She abruptly stops playing as the video comes to an end. 

Since the video was posted to YouTube, it has been watched more than 18 million times. 

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

The word “hero” gets thrown around a lot today. Athletes, who hit a game-winning shot, are often referred to as heroes. Even politicians who simply vote on legislation are even sometimes called heroes. Almost assuredly none of them have thrown themselves in front of a speeding car for someone else, like a crossing guard in Maryland did.

Stunning video footage of the heroic act shows the officer wearing a highly visible, bright orange raincoat. She stands in the middle of the road as she directs traffic during what appears to be a wet and dreary morning.

Seconds into the video clip, a student wearing a long gray jacket approaches the crosswalk. The student momentarily stops prior to entering the roadway. The officer standing in the road can clearly be seen raising their left hand, signaling for approaching traffic to come to a stop. The student proceeds to enter the crosswalk. Moments later, the officer acts in a heroic manner to protect the life of the crossing student.

As soon as the student reaches the officer in the middle of the street, a speeding car comes into the frame. Given the vehicle’s excessive speed as it barrels toward the student and the officer, it is clear that the driver has no intention of stopping.

The quick-acting officer throws the student out of the path of the approaching vehicle. The officer is then struck by the vehicle. It is not until the car hits the officer that the vehicle comes to a stop. 

The video shows the officer laying on the ground as several people race over to check on the brave officer. The clip comes to an end shortly after this takes place.

The heroic crossing guard was revealed as Cpl. Annette Goodyear. She was taken to a nearby hospital after, surprisingly only suffering minor injuries, according to WUSA 9, a Washington, D.C. television station. The station reports Goodyear was then soon released from the hospital.

Cpl. John Fakner, a fellow law enforcement officer, praised Goodyear’s actions.

"We're just extremely proud of her actions. It was a split-second reaction that saved a child from potential injury. A job well done," he told CBS Baltimore. 

John 15:13 “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

This performance was soulful, deep, and moving. ‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Bob Dylan was performed on The Voice audition with Parijita Bastola. 

It was an incredibly moving performance you don’t want to miss. During season 22 of The Voice, Parijita set the bar high even though she performed under pressure as an “Instant Save during Live Eliminations” on the show.

Dressed in an elegant Nepalese dress, she wowed the audience and all four judges with her performance. Parijta came on the show as a 17-year-old who dreamed of becoming a professional singer. She chose to be on Team Legend, and the partnership is showcased by the passion she pours into her music. 

What a perfect song to showcase her incredible talent. Parijta’s voice is like no other, and hearing her perform is like no other. Her passion and vocals leave you in awe. Unfortunately, she was eliminated from the competition, which left the audience and fans of the show stunned. 

But with her kind of God-given talent, we know God has more plans in store for her. After the elimination, she took to her Instagram to share her feelings. 

She wrote, “I am so proud of myself. Top 8 is what I had imagined and more! Having to sing for the instant is an unexplainable terrifying moment, but right before I started singing “make you feel my love” I saw every version of myself on the show.” What a beautiful and insightful perspective. 

She added, “I remembered the people I love and met. I got to see some of them in the crowd. I felt at peace. And I truly am. the outcome may not have been what I imagined. But I am incredibly proud of my friends and I.”

Who can’t wait to see where she will perform next?

As much as we’d hate to admit it, fear is powerful. It can keep us cowering in the corner and stop us from experiencing new, fun things in life. Tony Dokoupil, an anchor on CBS Mornings, recently faced a big fear of his: dancing.

Tony explained on the program that his aversion to hitting the dance floor runs deep.

“When it comes to dancing, I’ve had a childhood fear, I mean a deep fear. It’s really more like a phobia,” he said. 

He added that as a child, he did go to dances with his friends, but he’d never actually got on the floor when the music started. Instead, he admits became a wallflower. 

Tony also stated that his dread of dancing has affected his life as an adult.

“As a grownup, as an adult, this same fear kept me sidelined at friends’ weddings and also deprived my wife Katie of a dance partner time and time again,” Tony said. 

Despite the fear and anxiety Tony feels about dancing, he decided to give it a try regardless.

He met up with a professional choreographer, Jessica Castro, who had him trying out some basic dance moves. 

At one point, Jessica explained to Tony exactly what dancing is, in its most simple and rudimentary form. 

“You know what dance is, honestly? Dance is confidence,” Jessica said. 

The clip goes on and shows both Tony and Jessica going through several dance moves and drills. 

It wasn’t long until Tony says that he “began to understand the basics.” 

After some more practice, trial and error and helpful advice, Tony and his wife, as the video shows, went out for a night of dancing, where he did hit the dance floor.

“And once the music started to play, I realized something I probably should have when I was 17, a good night of dancing is not about the moves. It’s about the feeling,” Tony said. 

Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be you dismayed: for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Glennis Perez has been an educator for over twenty years and is dedicated to raising the bar in schools and closing the gaps in student achievement. She seeks to motivate teachers as well as students on the path toward systemic change. Glennis has taught in New Jersey and in Florida. She is currently attending the University of South Florida to secure her Ed. D.

Everyone wants to be happy in life. Most people, in their quest to achieve a state of happiness, seek fame and fortune or believe that their external appearance has something to do with being truly happy. However, one long-term study that included the participation of a former president reveals the key to happiness in life. 

A Harvard study on happiness that has taken place over more than 80 years reveals that “meaningful human relationships” – friendship - are the key to achieving happiness on earth. Across the study’s more than 8 decades, thousands of people have participated including the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 

Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist and one of the people who worked on the study, helped to define what the study means by “meaningful human relationship.”

“We think all relationships have some benefit,” Waldinger said.  “But the 3 o’clock in the morning relationship, the person you could call if you were really hurting or in trouble, we think everybody needs one of those, at least one.”

As the clip from “CBS Sunday Morning” points out, being unhappy or feeling unfulfilled in life is not just an issue in the United States of America. 

“Over 300 million adults in the world today live in total loneliness,” John Clifton, CEO of Gallup said. 

Clifton went on to add that the people in the world today are “experiencing more stress, more sadness, more anger, more physical pain and more worry than we have in the history of Gallup’s tracking.”

As the two experts point out, the need for people to feel connected, to feel cared for and loved is great in our world today. These disturbing findings come despite living in the age of social media, email, text messaging and other forms of instant communication.

John 15:15 “From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known to you.”

Our actions - good and bad - can and do have an impact on those around us. As such, what we say can have a profound influence on the lives of others, even if we never ever realize it. One contestant on The Voice UK decided to audition for the show after words of encouragement and support from complete strangers.

A nervous Niamh Nolan, a 25-year-old woman from Ireland, stepped up on the stage during the blind auditions portion of the program. Despite her nerves, Niamh gave a show-stopping performance of Shallow, the popular song from the film “A Star is Born.”

Niamh’s beautiful and powerful rendition of the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song caused two judges – Tom Jones and Will. i. am – to turn their chairs and take notice. They were both thoroughly impressed with Niamh’s stunning vocal capabilities.

“Well, I thought it sounded great. You can sing. It’s as simple as that, you know what I mean? When you hear somebody sing like you just did, I have to press my button because that’s how good I think you are,” Tom said.

“You sounded angelic. I turned around because my seat not turning to you would be disrespectful to the level of talent that you have,” Will. i. am said. 

Following her performance and during her interaction with the judges, Niamh revealed that it was total strangers who were responsible for her being on the stage. The positive feedback she received from videos she uploaded of her singing gave her the confidence that she had been lacking. 

“I started uploading videos on social media, maybe like a year and a half ago, singing and people kind of liked what they heard. And I grew a bit of a following and stuff so,” she said.

Words are very, very powerful. They can build someone up and on the other hand, they can tear people down. 

Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.”