The Tent: A safe place for shepherds to reflect together
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pastordzaster
Joined: 23 Oct 2017 Posts: 8 Location: Kent, WA
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:09 am Post subject: Good Reminder |
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From Day 13...
The staff represents these messages. A post-it note on the computer screen. A treat left in the lunch bag. A surprise party. A well-thought-out job review. A call on the anniversary of a loved one’s death. A passage of Scripture read at someone’s bedside. We all need tangible emblems of a shepherd’s care so that we can say with assurance, “Your staff brings me comfort.â€
All pastors, I imagine, are familiar with demanding needy “sheep.†However, what consistently surprises me is how little affirmation the majority of “sheep†actually need.
Each week, I’ll send a postcard or two to folks who’ve turned in prayer requests or seemed to be a little bit down and they almost always come back to me, genuinely thankful. Something about knowing their pastor has thought of them, if only communicated with a sentence and a 13 cent stamp, goes a long way.
This is a good reminder. |
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