Another of the aspects that more than one playtester submitted ideas for was a way to mitigate the frequent and heavy handed Boot costing of some of the early Miracles. Design was swinging the pendulum hard back from the raw strength of Hexes, and early miracles showcased a comparative weakness
Enter Babble On. On 9, solid value for passing whatever Miracles you might be running. Conditional use for shootout control. Makes spells like Soothe more better.
But for all that, you do need to pay a ghost rock for it. No free rides.