Faith is everything. Faith' has made many people do strange things. This is what I mean by the power of a word. Words are the arbitrary symbols that allow for the existence of people, things, ideas and so on. Many words have moved us and others to action.
Harmful words evoke tears in the receiver's eyes.
Boy, he must have been a moron. Words have brought violence, caused wars, and evoked many other responses. You might have never given the power of a word much thought. Words are words and that is it, but think about it words have immense power to be able to bring about automatic and physical responses. That is powerful.