A young clergyman was anxious to improve the quality of his preaching. He bought a cassette tape-recorder and the following Sunday recorded the entire worship service. That night he sat down in an easy chair to listen. Everything seemed to be going well, he thought to himself — and then came the sermon. When he awakened some time later…
No one ever slept through a sermon preached by the Old Testament Prophet, Amos. Amos preached on social justice with a passion. He came on strong in his concern for the poor and the oppressed. He looked out at the men — especially the businessmen — and he said “You’ve been exploiting the needy, cheating those who work for you.” And he looked out over the whole crowd who had come to worship and he said, “Thus says the Lord, I loathe your worship and I hate your anthems as long as you are living the way you are. Let justice roll down like waters…
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