Minister's Rant

I'm sorry the A/C is too cold...

I'm sorry the A/C isn't cold enough...

I'm sorry the fellowship hall isn't clean enough for you...

I'm sorry the sermon was too short...

I'm sorry the sermon was too long...

I'm sorry you didn't know about the meeting mentioned in the newsletter, bulletin, and the beginning of the service...

I'm sorry that some of the youth were playing tic-tac-toe during the service, while another baby was crying...

I'm sorry I didn't do that the way you think it should've been done...

I'm sorry if other members of the staff/congregation don't do things the way you'd like them to...

But here's the deal...

You can stop complaining...

You can take a more pro-active role in the church...

You can do more than offer your two cents...

You can actually stop practicing your faith on the sidelines, critiquing everything that I do, or telling me about everything you think is wrong with everyone and everything else and actually do it...

You can make my job easier by actually letting me do it rather than trying to tell me how to do it, while I'm trying to put out the fires you have started...

You can actually join in this wondrous calling with me and together, along with the rest of the congregation, actually do some good.

That's all...pardon the rant.

CPT