The word “feedback” is my new favorite euphemism. It is uttered by bosses, managers, executives, and supervisors all around the world with their positivity, professional demeanor, and lists of talking points. It’s meant to take the sting out of a critique, to make the delivery more palatable, yet it quickly becomes a patronizing tactic, office mumbo-jumbo that, as the name itself suggests, is just a bunch of noise. Let’s have the humility to ask Jesus to teach us how to speak honestly and kindly at the same time. Let’s pray for the integrity to say what we mean and mean what we say in any situation. Let’s trust so deeply in the truth that we no longer feel the need to dress it up and disguise it in our daily conversations. Let’s simply feed back to others what the Word is constantly feeding us in our depths. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
