Dr. Peter Marshall's prayers, such as the one that precedes this message, were as valued by those to whom he preached as the sermons themselves. The message itself applies to us all, for surely every one of us regrets having said hasty and ill-advised things on occasion. By means of a fictional story of misjudgment and criticism, Dr. Marshall drives home to our hearts Jesus' saying that we will have to give account for every idle word we have spoken against other people. (Preached on October 17, 1948)