Language is an important element of our shared faith.
The writers of Genesis placed only a few simple words in the mouth of God and all of creation came into being. Out of the void and nothingness, God spoke and suddenly something other than God existed. Later in Genesis, the consequence for attempting to build a tower to the heavens was the confusion of spoken language. The people wanted homogeneity and thought that building a tower would provide that. The symbol of their unity was the tower, and the strength of that unity was their common language.