4) “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”

Not true.

Words hurt. The pain inflicted today via cyber-bullying includes lots of words. And for the child enduring the taunts and shaming of another, those words hurt. People have committed suicide from the pain of words. I know many who have stepped away from their faith because of the hurtful words of well-meaning church leaders. Words do hurt.

Sticks and stones break bones, but words have the power to crush a soul for a lifetime.