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I do not want to forget I am working for someone else. May my „whistle“ be a blessing to my people. Needed: The authority to serve. I do not want to choose the shortcut for a quick result. May the narrow gate of love and mercy always be my chosen track. Needed: Patience. I do not want to be so o...

As I opened the book to Day 35 I was at that point somewhat discouraged by the previous readings. I am a youth pastor and one of four pastors in our church. As I read through the days and reflected upon the words I felt guilty about how inadequate a pastor I am (and my colleagues are) to our flock. ...

„The bonding and loyalty that develops between a flock and the one who spends the most time with them can create a temptation to walk away with them. When the guard becomes the enemy, the flock is in deep trouble“. This quote maneuvers in the mucky waters of the two contrasts trust and control o...

„Go back out and don’t come home without it (the sheep).“ That sentence alone would have had enough power to convict my heart on Day 11. While in no way anybody today would praise the pedagogic value of the sentence, it is exactly the charge I as a pastor need to hear. Wer ARE responsible to t...

How deep is my own well of faith? And just who really dug it? God or I? These questions were constantly on my mind as I reflected on Day 5. I love the picture of the deep well, connecting the life giving force of water to the dependent human in search for relief. Do I know how to find the thing I re...