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In the Lutheran church, there is a tradition
of pastors wearing clerical collars and shirts.
In my current setting we don’t wear these all that often, and I am
certainly okay with that. I often find this
uniform to be way too formal, and when I first became a pastor I really didn’t
want to wear it at all. However, over
time I noticed the clerical uniform could open a few new opportunities for
ministry. People would walk up to me on
the street and ask me to pray. I was
invited into several hospital rooms to sit with families I didn’t know. These people were looking for a pastor. In these moments, the uniform told people I
was ready to serve, and that helped me to grow as a pastor. I think there was a part of me that didn’t want
to take myself seriously. I didn’t believe
I had any real gifts worthy of such a formal outfit. However, when I was drawn into those moments,
I realized God was doing something. God
was using me. In the book of Ephesians
it says:
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.
-Ephesians
2:10
We may convince ourselves that we have
nothing to offer, but this verse asks us to have faith that God uses us in any
situation. This verse says ALL people,
not just pastors, are called to do amazing things… Now, it does not say that we
have the power to bring the exact kind of change that we may be searching for,
but we do have the promise that God is working in powerful ways…
Today, I hope you can all recognize what God
is doing in your life. I hope that you
can believe God is calling you to act and live in the world around you!
Peace and Blessings!
Brian
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