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What's good for the goose (2)
'Look at the birds in the sky!' Matthew 6:26
Remember our flying 'V' formation from yesterday? Imagine being the poor little bird out front, making the tip of the point. He's the one who gets the full force of the wind breaking in his face. He's the one who feels the first drop of rain. He's the one out there on his own with no one to chat to. He's the one who has to set the pace for the others.
What a tough, lonely, thankless task it must be to be out front. And that applies to everybody who's got the job of leading the way. Prime ministers do a tough job leading out front and what thanks do they get? Newspapers tearing their decisions apart. Teachers lead from the front, only to be thanked by pupils' cruel back-chat.
Pastors set the pace out front, and are mostly thanked by the groans and moans of their church.
Here's an idea: let's be quick to being supportive and slow to being nit-pickers when it comes to our part in the formation. In fact, let's do our bit. Maybe we think it's an easier ride for us if the guy out front with the dog collar on is doing all the flapping. Not so. Geese adjust their formation in order to reach their destination. So should we. How about lending a helping hand or throwing out a word of thanks? Take up your position in the church's flying formation. Soar like a bird.
written by Bob Gass
'Look at the birds in the sky!' Matthew 6:26
Remember our flying 'V' formation from yesterday? Imagine being the poor little bird out front, making the tip of the point. He's the one who gets the full force of the wind breaking in his face. He's the one who feels the first drop of rain. He's the one out there on his own with no one to chat to. He's the one who has to set the pace for the others.
What a tough, lonely, thankless task it must be to be out front. And that applies to everybody who's got the job of leading the way. Prime ministers do a tough job leading out front and what thanks do they get? Newspapers tearing their decisions apart. Teachers lead from the front, only to be thanked by pupils' cruel back-chat.
Pastors set the pace out front, and are mostly thanked by the groans and moans of their church.
Here's an idea: let's be quick to being supportive and slow to being nit-pickers when it comes to our part in the formation. In fact, let's do our bit. Maybe we think it's an easier ride for us if the guy out front with the dog collar on is doing all the flapping. Not so. Geese adjust their formation in order to reach their destination. So should we. How about lending a helping hand or throwing out a word of thanks? Take up your position in the church's flying formation. Soar like a bird.
written by Bob Gass
