Close your eyes for a second and think about his voice 🌿
Not the Sunday sermon voice. The real one. The one you heard when he pulled you aside after service and asked how you were really doing. The one that prayed over your mother in the hospital when the machines were louder than your faith. The one that said your name like you mattered, even on the days you were not sure you did.
Isaiah 52:7 - "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who ... moreClose your eyes for a second and think about his voice 🌿
Not the Sunday sermon voice. The real one. The one you heard when he pulled you aside after service and asked how you were really doing. The one that prayed over your mother in the hospital when the machines were louder than your faith. The one that said your name like you mattered, even on the days you were not sure you did.
Isaiah 52:7 - "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who proclaim salvation."
Beautiful. That is the word God uses for the ones who carry His voice into the world 🤍
He was the first voice you heard when you walked into church not knowing if you belonged. He was the voice on the other end of the phone at 10 p.m. when you did not know who else to call. He remembers your birthday, your grandchildren's names, that you sit in the third row. Not because it is his job. Because he actually cares ✨
He showed up at the hospital before you even asked. He prayed at your kitchen table when things were falling apart. He found words when no one else could 🌱
On Sundays, you do not just hear a sermon. You hear the voice of someone who has walked with you through the hardest and most beautiful chapters of your life 💛
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. And before it begins, we wanted to start not with a reminder to buy a gift, but with a moment to remember what his voice has meant to you. He probably does not hear it enough.
So this month, tell him. A word. A card. A moment where the man who speaks life into others gets to hear it spoken back 🕊️
Heavenly Father, thank You for pastors who carry Your voice into our lives with such faithfulness. Bless them today. Remind them that their voice matters and their love has not gone unnoticed. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.+
CAA Harry Slaten
Priory of Saint Helena
Post Tenebras Lux
Sir James King
Seneschal, Priory of Saint Helena
"post tenebras lux"
Light After Darkness