by Arthur W. Pink
by Arthur W. Pink
Philologos Religious Online Books
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by Arthur W. Pink
January, 1938
PREACHING AS WE WALK.
The story is told of St. Francis of Assisi that he once stepped down into the cloisters of his monastery, and, laying his hand on the shoulder of a young monk, said, “Brother, let us go down into the town and preach.”
The venerable father and the young monk set out together. They wandered down the principal streets and wound their way through alleys and lanes, and even to the outskirts of the town and the village beyond, until they eventually found themselves back at the monastery.
Then inquired the young monk, “Father, when shall we begin to preach?”
The father looked down kindly and said:
“My child, we have been preaching; we were preaching while we were walking. We have been seen—looked at; our behaviour has been remarked upon, and so we have delivered a morning sermon. Ah! my son, it is of no use that we walk anywhere to preach unless we preach as we walk.”
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