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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Poem: Sermons We See

Sermons We See

by Edgar A. Guest

I'd rather see a sermon
than hear one any day,
I'd rather one would walk with me
than merely tell the way;

The eye's a better pupil
and more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing,
but example's always clear;
The best of all the preachers
are the men who live their creeds,
For to see good put in action
is what everybody needs.

I soon can learn to do it,
if you'll let me see it done,
I can watch your hands in action,
your tongue too fast may run;

The lectures you deliver
may be very wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lessons
by observing what you do;

I may not understand
the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live.

3 comments:

M_Mercutio said...

"But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live."

Sometimes oversimplification helps, sometimes it does not.

M_Mercutio said...

Sometimes oversimplification helps, sometimes it does not.

Anthony Kladitis said...

And in your mind, did this help?