On the care of souls

Pastors shepherd God’s children through the valley of the shadow of death. From the moment they are born, pastors are literally preparing them to die. Pastors are curates and seelsorgers, they care for and cure souls. But they can’t make them live forever, and they know that all too well. Pastors are not called to be successful but faithful. Their success is in their faithfulness, even if it might be considered weakness and failure in the eyes of men.