My Best Sermon
By larry r Linville

“What’s the best sermon you’ve preached?”
she asked me out of the blue.
I’ve preached over three thousand
how could I pick one or two?

Did she mean the one I liked best
or one that the members preferred?
I don’t have a single sermon
that all of the people have heard.

Sometimes the people seemed to like
the sermons I thought were poor.
They came to the door with a smile
requesting I preach it some more.

Sermons I thought were very good
often had no response at all
and if anything positive was said
I simply do not recall.

Since that question I’ve thought a lot
and there is not one I can give.
So I really think my best sermon
was preached by the life I live.