Too much palaver confounds the gospel.

Too much palaver confounds the gospel.
Though bellowing evangelists may preserve
what already lurks in the heart-- God's well-
spring-- the sermon of silence will better serve.
Too much palaver confounds the gospel.

Reason unlocks the proverbial narrow gate.
But whosoever would salve the sins of
living must lift himself beyond debate.
In the end, all that persuades is love.
Too much palaver confounds the gospel.