Are others called to Pastor?

[BeenThinkin]

I am shocked at the responses and attitudes of some of you. Why it shouldn't be any problem understanding that that guy called a pastor should sit with you and your family into the wee hours of the morning at the hospital as your loved one is dying and then get his tired ____ out of bed in an hour or so, and go on to his job, working at the steel mill, plumbing shop, carpentry or what ever else he does to pay his bills and making a living for his family. And if he should be too tired to come to the hospital, why it would be time then to elect a new pastor.

And by the way, when it's time to bury your loved one be sure you set the funeral after the pastor's working hours. He can't afford to take off time from his job to conduct a funeral service. Why I'm sure you wouldn't expect that.

Now I'm not for a pastor getting rich from the church. But I do believe that a pastor that is called of God is worthy of being taken care of as a church is capable of doing.

And when your son or daughter is in jail I hope that there is time for the pastor, after he gets off from work, to go and see them. Some folks don't deserve a pastor.

I am and have been a pastor for many years and some of this talk that goes on by some of you makes a preacher ask "why?" why should I care about them, they don't care anything about me, or the work of the Gospel. Why should I spend sleepless nights over a congregation that doesn't appreciate the time I spend.

In some things attitude sure plays a major role, (and that includes the pastors, too) and some folks "attitudes stink!" Well thanks for giving me a chance to have my say. And by the way I don't and have never got rich working for the church. And another thing, I have given folks money out of my own pocket and then when they get their "burr under their saddle" they simply walk off without saying a word.

Let me say this in closing. There are some greedy, self-serving, only thinking of themselves pastors..... and there are some stingy, selfish conniving church members who don't deserve a good pastor, who cares.

Been Thinkin (about this for a long time!)