Focus.

Fr. Chuck Brambilla, the pastor at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Blaine, MN, gave an interesting sermon on Sunday. He called the children up to the alter to take part in his homely. He told them about a friend of his who was a teacher of homiletics. His friend reminded him three things about giving a good homily.

The first thing to remember was to focus. The second thing to remember was to focus. He then asked the kids what the third thing might be and they informed him that it was also to focus.

He concluded his homily with some reminders on what it is important to focus on, and after some informative coaching, the children came up with the following four items: love, peace, justice, and forgiveness. These seem like good reminders for what the focus of servant leadership should also be about.