Thursday, June 30, 2011

Some advice

I heard this week about a priest who was given two pieces of advice by an old priest.


"You know when the congregation is filled with optimists. After you have given a long series of announcements at the end of the service and then you say, "and finally" – and people take out their car keys!"

The second was, "Never underestimate the burdens people bring with them into the Church. Often we have little idea of the difficulties and pain our parishioners will be carrying."

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