Poem★★★★

I won’t take my religion from any man
Who never works except with his
Mouth and never cherishes any memory except
The face of the woman on the American
Silver dollar.

Carl Sandburg, To a Contemporary Bunkshooter (i.e., Billy Sunday.

The point

Sandburg warns against receiving religion from preachers who only talk and live for profit, implying authentic faith requires personal integrity.

Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 40 words

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