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The Perfect Sermon

November 30, 2004

Having been in the seminary for 4 years, i’ve seen and heard different homilies from various priests. Some could be very interesting, some sleep inducing,some could be very funny, and even some would leave you close to tears.

I guess that’s how churches should encourage Sunday mass on their diocese… Give them thought provoking or inspiring homilies that their parishoners would always want to be back for more.

A very good friend of mine told me an anecdote narrated by a Filipino priest, now serving in the US…

Once I was eating at Mcdonald’s. I was facing the glass wall, and so i saw this poor kid waving at me from outside, doing a rough sign language. Basically all i can understand from his hand gestures was “i can’t talk, i can’t hear… can i have your burger?”

I was moved by the condition of the kid. He looked thin beneath his clothes and could clearly use more than just my burger, so i also bought a kiddie meal… I told myself, at least he could have food that could last for the day and a toy which he could enjoy for at least a week. But before i could hand it to him, the security guard shooed him away. I was frustrated at the guard and quickly ran out the door to catch the kid. When i did, i smiled and gave him the kiddie meal… He then, slowly, took the bag and smiled back at me - That smile just became a “happy thought” that could last me a week, I told myself.

But something else happened, unexpectedly. As soon as he got the bag, he took off and ran all the way across the street… And then, he gave the bag of food to a legless man. The kid then turned around, smiled at me, and went on his way.

Now that smile could last me more than a lifetime.

I felt ashamed, and at the same time happy. Ashamed to realize how someone who seemed so deprived could be more able to impart such goodness to a needy stranger. Happy because i was fortunate enough to witness such manifestation of goodness, which in turn i coud share and, hopefully, touch another stranger’s life.

Now that’s a great sermon…

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Previous Comments

i like the sermon too.. and yes. even i smiled for the good gesture

Posted by sam at December 27, 2004, 7:10 pm

dok, bossing siguro yung legless man. I don’t think the kid had a choice.

Posted by joel disini at February 14, 2005, 5:51 pm

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