“I have no doubt that we would soon have an altogether different church if most of us ministers were of such a sort that we could unblushingly say to our congregations with Paul, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Cor. 11:1)”. Philip Jacob Spener
Bingo! This is what I needed to swallow and absorb. Thank you. I take great value in your leadership and insight. These words you shared came at the right time, the exact time when such clarity and wisdom is needed.
Not my words, Spener’s. And the craziest thing is that they were spoken 300 years ago! Still relevant today. 😉