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Effective Preaching One day, St. Francis of Assisi said to a young disciple, "Let us go out and preach today." Together they left the quiet monastery and went to a nearby town. St. Francis visited the various shops, made some purchases, spoke with an acquaintance here and there, and did several other errands. At last they returned to the monastery. The young disciple, thinking his master had forgotten the original purpose of their excursion, asked, "Sir, when do we do the preaching?" St. Francis smiled as he said, "My son, we have been preaching all morning. We have done the best kind of preaching by our very actions and conduct among our fellow men." Are those with whom we come in contact going to listen to what we say and wonder at our discourteous conduct, our careless work? Or are they going to remember our Christ‑like deeds and words? "Be thou an example of the believers." A. C. Frey Collection |
