In influencing others, example is not the main thing; it’s the only thing. -Albert Schweitzer
A teacher from my high school years impressed a lasting image on my mind. She taught nutrition as one piece of her curriculum. She was eating a lunch that could hardly be called nutritious. When a student pointed out the inconsistency (as high school students will), she replied, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
How can one be an obnoxious jerk preaching love fail to understand why the message falls on deaf ears?
How can one preach values and fail to live up to commitments?
How can a group market themselves as welcoming, and yet they fail to make room at the table for a newcomer?
The inverse of what that teacher said is the real truth—what you do speaks louder than what you say.
Make it a practice to observe actions.
Faith Venture 
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