(~) Silent Sermon...
³Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly
you're doing the impossible. ³
= St. Francis of Assisi
A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services
regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the minister decided to visit
him. It was a chilly evening.
The minister found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire.
Guessing the reason for his minister's visit, the man welcomed him, led
him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited.
The minister made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence,
he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs.
After some minutes, the minister took the fire tongs, carefully picked up
a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all
alone. Then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all
this in quiet contemplation.
As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a
momentary glow and then it's fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead.
Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The minister
glanced at his watch and chose this time to leave, he slowly stood up,
picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the
fire.
Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the
burning coals around it. As the minister reached the door to leave, his
host said with a tear running down his cheek, "Thank you so much for your
fiery sermon. I shall be back in church next Sunday".
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We live in a world today which tries to say too much with too little.
Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left
unspoken. What silent message would God have you share with someone today?
"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good
works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16
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