Thought for the Day 8/30/2019

Friday Tale: Seeing A Sermon

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day,

I’d rather one should walk with me

than merely show the way.

The eye’s a better pupil and more willing

than the ear;

Fine counsel is confusing,

but example is always clear;

And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,

For to see the good in action is what everybody needs.

I can soon learn how to do it if you’ll let me see it done,

I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue may too fast run.

And the lectures you deliver may be wise and true;

But I’d rather get my lesson by observing what you do.

For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give,

But there’s no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.

~ Edgar A. Guest

Set an example for others by what you say and do,

as well as by your love, faith, and purity.

~ 1 Timothy 4:12