#Sermon

A homily is a ritual in which the speaker, claiming moral high ground, baptizes the audience with a torrent of righteous declarations. While urging listeners to repent, the preacher quietly secures both reassurance and a sense of superiority. The tone is gentle, the message heavy-handed. By the end, one feels less purified and more judged. Mercy is the mirror truth, and a homily is nothing more than a projection of the audience’s inner doubts.

A pulpit is a raised stage designed for pointing out minor sins from a moral high ground. By standing on it, the preacher gains the dual armor of sanctity and righteousness. Yet the higher the elevation, the narrower the perspective, causing the muddy reality of human affairs to be conveniently forgotten. The congregation may feel spiritually cleansed by lofty words, only to be thrust back into mundane life afterward. When it comes time to fold hands in prayer, the pulpit reveals itself to be nothing more than a wooden stand.

A sermon is a ritual of words designed to extract repentance and obedience from its listeners. The speaker behaves as though they hold the universal solution to life, locking the audience within moral boundaries. Sprinkling lofty phrases to create a sacred atmosphere, then demanding pledges of donation or devotion at the end. Disguised as a quest for religious truth, it is in fact nothing more than a self-indulgent show on the pulpit. The weight of the voice becomes the only measure of the weight of the words.