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What is a minister?
A minister is many things to many people.
To some he is a padre dressed in black, with a clerical collar.
To some he is a man in a blue suit with a Bible under his arm.
To some he is all shout and no sense. To some he is theological hodge podge four raised-pulpit-feet above the floor.To some he is a soul-saver,
Sanctified and a little supercilious. In reality, he may be some of these but not any of them completely,
And never all of them wrapped up in one neat easily identifiable package.
He is a composite of many ideas including his own.
His life is dedicated to God, But he lives out his existence as a human being.Sometimes in this daily business of ministry,
He finds he is too young
When the occasion demands the dignity and experience of age. With the passing of time he may feel too old
When the exuberance of youth is needed.
Often he is at a loss for words while the world waits eagerly for gems of wisdom. But in the life of every minister, there comes the touch of God’s hand;
As he labors in the tangled shouts and clamor of the city,
The quiet plow-furrowed hills of the countryside,
The shifting sands of the sea-side suburbs:
And from this touch he gathers strength for each new day.
What is a minister? He is a multitude of sermons each year,
An unnumbered collection of talks to s host of different groups,
From the PTA to the Society for the Preservation of Ancient History,
Telephone calls about everything from rosebuds to the rosary,
And hospital, house, and hello-calls, till long after the shades of night have fallen. A long line of the destitute, despondent, and dismal,
A kaleidoscope of the holy, haughty, or happy,
But above all, a host of God’s creatures seeking.
Sometimes, they are not sure what, but seeking nevertheless.Some days he tries to cram 26 hours into a pre-set 24.Other days, because he is human, he is a little lazy.
But if he is honestly called to his task, he learns and falls to his knees and learns from his mistakes.
Over the long run he is a man dedicated to God
What is a minister? He is husband, father, confessor,
Pick up a can of tomatoes on the way home,
Mrs. Smith refuses to speak to Mrs. Jones anymore,
Johnny broke his leg on the church steps,
And Mrs. Brown says she has 15 volunteers, six of whom have called and said
they won’t be able to help.
What is a minister? He is a leader sometimes caught up in the middle of the led.
He meets the paradox of love and hate in the sanctuary of the Lord. He hears a heavenly choir,
Just a few minutes after twenty screaming little boys and girls have broken a mirror
And torn up the rug in the choir-room. He sees a soul saved from the brink of destruction
And the next moment, it seems, he hears a man die with a curse on his lips.He watches the seed of his sermons
Fall on all the types of ground about which his Lord spoke…
And he is never quite sure of the type of ground. He misjudges, and the man who seemed as empty of faith as the
night skies of the sun, finds Christ, and there is a new man. The next day, a pillar of the church shatters
into a thousand pieces beneath the hammer of temptation.The minister’s heart bends under the blow,
He sits and wonders, and then at the ringing of the phone says,
"Mrs. Jones…certainly..I’ll be glad to pick up Susan."And he tucks away…but never quite completely…
Another of his people’s problems,
Looks life in the face with his own weakness
And is strengthened anew by his own faith.
What is a minister?
He is a man. Sometimes he is not sure what he is himself
Or how well he does what he does.The only thing he knows is that there is a job to do
And somehow in a great over-all plan
He has a part in it and he thanks God for it.
If you would like to share this blog with a friend, go to the bottom and click on TELL A FRIEND
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What is a minister?
A minister is many things to many people.
To some he is a padre dressed in black, with a clerical collar.
To some he is a man in a blue suit with a Bible under his arm.
To some he is all shout and no sense. To some he is theological hodge podge four raised-pulpit-feet above the floor.To some he is a soul-saver,
Sanctified and a little supercilious. In reality, he may be some of these but not any of them completely,
And never all of them wrapped up in one neat easily identifiable package.
He is a composite of many ideas including his own.
His life is dedicated to God, But he lives out his existence as a human being.Sometimes in this daily business of ministry,
He finds he is too young
When the occasion demands the dignity and experience of age. With the passing of time he may feel too old
When the exuberance of youth is needed.
Often he is at a loss for words while the world waits eagerly for gems of wisdom. But in the life of every minister, there comes the touch of God’s hand;
As he labors in the tangled shouts and clamor of the city,
The quiet plow-furrowed hills of the countryside,
The shifting sands of the sea-side suburbs:
And from this touch he gathers strength for each new day.
What is a minister? He is a multitude of sermons each year,
An unnumbered collection of talks to s host of different groups,
From the PTA to the Society for the Preservation of Ancient History,
Telephone calls about everything from rosebuds to the rosary,
And hospital, house, and hello-calls, till long after the shades of night have fallen. A long line of the destitute, despondent, and dismal,
A kaleidoscope of the holy, haughty, or happy,
But above all, a host of God’s creatures seeking.
Sometimes, they are not sure what, but seeking nevertheless.Some days he tries to cram 26 hours into a pre-set 24.Other days, because he is human, he is a little lazy.
But if he is honestly called to his task, he learns and falls to his knees and learns from his mistakes.
Over the long run he is a man dedicated to God
What is a minister? He is husband, father, confessor,
Pick up a can of tomatoes on the way home,
Mrs. Smith refuses to speak to Mrs. Jones anymore,
Johnny broke his leg on the church steps,
And Mrs. Brown says she has 15 volunteers, six of whom have called and said
they won’t be able to help.
What is a minister? He is a leader sometimes caught up in the middle of the led.
He meets the paradox of love and hate in the sanctuary of the Lord. He hears a heavenly choir,
Just a few minutes after twenty screaming little boys and girls have broken a mirror
And torn up the rug in the choir-room. He sees a soul saved from the brink of destruction
And the next moment, it seems, he hears a man die with a curse on his lips.He watches the seed of his sermons
Fall on all the types of ground about which his Lord spoke…
And he is never quite sure of the type of ground. He misjudges, and the man who seemed as empty of faith as the
night skies of the sun, finds Christ, and there is a new man. The next day, a pillar of the church shatters
into a thousand pieces beneath the hammer of temptation.The minister’s heart bends under the blow,
He sits and wonders, and then at the ringing of the phone says,
"Mrs. Jones…certainly..I’ll be glad to pick up Susan."And he tucks away…but never quite completely…
Another of his people’s problems,
Looks life in the face with his own weakness
And is strengthened anew by his own faith.
What is a minister?
He is a man. Sometimes he is not sure what he is himself
Or how well he does what he does.The only thing he knows is that there is a job to do
And somehow in a great over-all plan
He has a part in it and he thanks God for it.
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To view an abundance of unusual stories by Neil Wyrick go to his other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL
To view an abundance of unusual stories by Neil Wyrick go to his other blog ONE A DAY, YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAMINS
Click on the following URL
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