The letters and comments are pouring in from our recent article on the pastor’s wife.
I suppose it should not surprise me–weirdness is everywhere–but some people were angry that we called the pastor’s wife “the most vulnerable person in church.” One guy gave a long list of people, mostly the hurting seekers who arrive at church hoping to find a word of encouragement or a helping hand, who come before her.
There is no question that churches are filled with seeking, hurting, vulnerable people. Ranking them in order of desperation and need is pointless, since we are to be ministering to them all.
That’s why the Lord wants His people to love one another, serve one another, help one another, and so forth. The “one another” scriptures take up a great deal of the New Testament. Clearly, the Lord sends us forth as wounded warriors to minister to the other wounded.
May the Lord make us servants and helpers of one another, not obstacles in their path or hurdles to be navigated around.
Someone going through a receiving line told the new pastor’s wife if she would be willing to give up her health insurance, it would save the church a lot of money.