Ministry is hard when you have to stand beside and pray on behalf of a mom who has lost her 7 and a half week old reminding her that she still has to take care of her postpartum body that hasn’t even healed yet.
Ministry is hard in a political climate that is divisive, filled with name calling, and high stakes.
Ministry is hard in the midst of decline church membership, declining budgets, and increased expectations on time and responsibilities.
Ministry is hard when you feel called to serve, but can’t find a place to call you to serve.
Ministry is hard when you see over and over again the hurt and pain the church has caused so many people.
Ministry is hard when you are ministering to the homeless and hear people remark about how people who are homeless are just lazy because there are jobs available everywhere and you know it’s not true.
Ministry is hard when you find your privilege exposed and your assumptions revealed.
Ministry is hard as our culture looks to our churches for guidance on how to interpret the violence we experience much too often.
Ministry is hard as you navigate what it means to be someone who is called God’s word to God’s people.
Thanks be to God for those men and women who are ministers, especially when ministry is hard.