Margaret Marcuson points us to this piece by Rabbi Jack Bloom. It’s written as advice to Rabbis, but it certainly applies to other clergy. Take note. Take heart.
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You are unique
Each congregant is unique. Your congregation is unique. True and certain
this is. Each and All of you operate from distinct maps of reality, none of
which is real. Know for sure that you have been redeemed from the serfdom
of old certainties and brought to the possibilities of a land flowing with milk
and honey.
I’ll be adding it to my daily reading practice.
(NB: Margaret serves on the faculty of the “Leadership in Ministry” workshops I’ve been participating in over the last few years. She’s a wise one with the family systems, and I highly recommend her new book, Leaders Who Last.)
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