Politicians and pastors both run headlong everyday in and through the shadow of their predecessors. Their presence in our lives is not extemporaneous for they serve pivotal roles within our culture, and as such, our God should hear from us often on their behalf.
Politicians make policies which guide our every day lives and pastors serve most all of us during those critical moments when we need them the most (death, birth, marriage, and so forth).
Each of us harbor a concept of these two individuals. It can be heavily based on previous exposure to others in their steed or simply our beliefs relative to what each represents to us.
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Our senior pastor this AM admitted to the redundancy he's up against during this Xmas season relative to his sermons. Plus, he's simply a textbook extravert, and therefore is sick and tired of all this pandemic safeguarding. He and his fam have been at our church for +/-4 years now which means he's definitely "hit his stride". Plus, he's sitting right square in the throes of middle-age with kidlets who're anticipating flying the coop. He's the kind of guy who, like almost every other pastor I've known, loves to be heard, with no mouth fatigue in sight.
I really found my respect for pastors well before I became involved in Samson Society. Namely for their flexibility and resourcefulness. Not to mention the constant demands they're under to serve whomever shows up on their doorstep.
I'm convicted during this Xmas season and beyond to pray for both of these. Their roles are huge, and there's no doubt they'll be blessed knowing my prayers (as with all prayers) will be heard on their behalf.
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