CHOOSE: ROOT WORDS

My first introduction to "root words" was in my high school latin class. Latin etymology was the love of my teacher, "Miss Annie" Payne. A prominent family matriarch. A widow. A force to be reckoned with. An around the corner neighbor. (Small town accountability---a teacher on every block.)

"Miss Annie" was a stern teacher with a streak of encouragement that spilled over to her students. She once told my older brother, Buddy, that he was so smart that she wouldn't be surprised if he became President of the United States someday.  In this present day, I'm grateful he was smart enough to have never run for office.

All of us who made it through her class understood the importance of root words. I have certainly found that true in Bible study. She was certainly my beginning inspiration even though I didn't see much need in knowing Caesar's: Veni. Vidi. Vici. I learned of lux----light. 

Thank you, Miss Annie!

Lux et veritas. Light and truth.

God is light. (1 John 1:5) God's word is truth. (John 17:17)

For me, it is His light in me that allows His truth to shine through to others! 

That's why I choose root words as I study scripture.

Carpe diem to all my Wednesday Wordsmith's! Seize it for His sake and His glory.