Sermons We See

                                 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 wiling
                        than the ear.
                      Fine counsel is confusng, but example's
                        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 too fast may run.

                    And the lectures you deliver may be very
                      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
                                                          1881 - 1959