Comments on: Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: KQ http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-22444 KQ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:42:57 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-22444 O! how this made me weep! What a beautiful tribute, and masterfully written testimony to a deep friendship and loving community. (My dad is the church's crumudgeon; I can totally relate to much of this.) God bless Jackie, and bless you as you grieve. O! how this made me weep! What a beautiful tribute, and masterfully written testimony to a deep friendship and loving community. (My dad is the church’s crumudgeon; I can totally relate to much of this.) God bless Jackie, and bless you as you grieve.

]]> By: beachpsalms http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20564 beachpsalms Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:12:03 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20564 More tears here. There are these difficult, demanding, devoted women in churches, and you've captured the love they can engender. When I'm done crying, I'm going to phone one of mine. More tears here. There are these difficult, demanding, devoted women in churches, and you’ve captured the love they can engender. When I’m done crying, I’m going to phone one of mine.

]]> By: Hank http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20562 Hank Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:06:34 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20562 Jackie was one in a million. You did her justice. Let me know when the service will be OK? Jackie was one in a million. You did her justice. Let me know when the service will be OK?

]]> By: Jess http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20515 Jess Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:57:45 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20515 PB, until I started theological college I worked as nurse in paediatric/neonatal intensive care... And yet never have I come across anyone who could stand in the 'borderlands' between this life and the next, the body and the soul, and confront it with such grace and honesty as you did for this friend. By far the greatest privilege of my life is to learn from the wisdom and love of those ministers (of all sorts - even those I've never met!) who change and inspire me by their example. If I may, you are among them. My prayers for you at this time, and always. I'm really sorry for your loss. PB, until I started theological college I worked as nurse in paediatric/neonatal intensive care… And yet never have I come across anyone who could stand in the ‘borderlands’ between this life and the next, the body and the soul, and confront it with such grace and honesty as you did for this friend. By far the greatest privilege of my life is to learn from the wisdom and love of those ministers (of all sorts - even those I’ve never met!) who change and inspire me by their example. If I may, you are among them. My prayers for you at this time, and always. I’m really sorry for your loss.

]]> By: Rosemary Donahoe http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20475 Rosemary Donahoe Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:37 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20475 Thank you for sharing this intimate time of ministry and final good-byes. I know how much Jackie valued her congregation and loved you as a friend and as her minister. I am so sorry for your loss. Jackie and I may have had many “frank” conversations, but there was never any doubt that she wanted the best for the District and for the larger Association. May she be greeted by Choirs of Angels. Rosemary Thank you for sharing this intimate time of ministry and final good-byes.
I know how much Jackie valued her congregation and loved you as a friend and as her minister. I am so sorry for your loss.
Jackie and I may have had many “frank” conversations, but there was never any doubt that she wanted the best for the District and for the larger Association.
May she be greeted by Choirs of Angels.

Rosemary

]]> By: marcia http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20474 marcia Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:07 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20474 As Sarah said, I too, am grateful for your gifts of writing and pastoring. You made me cry reading a story about a woman I've never met, and you inspire me to become the kind of minister who can yell at a woman on a stretcher and have it be the exact right thing to do. She, and we, are blessed to have you. As Sarah said, I too, am grateful for your gifts of writing and pastoring. You made me cry reading a story about a woman I’ve never met, and you inspire me to become the kind of minister who can yell at a woman on a stretcher and have it be the exact right thing to do.

She, and we, are blessed to have you.

]]> By: Anniesmom http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20466 Anniesmom Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:06:56 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20466 Thanks for sharing this, PB. I just sent it to a UU minister friend, adding that one of the things UUs do best is help their loved ones leave this life. Well done. Thanks for sharing this, PB. I just sent it to a UU minister friend, adding that one of the things UUs do best is help their loved ones leave this life. Well done.

]]> By: Bobbie http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20429 Bobbie Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:40:12 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20429 Thank you for this story. What a ministry. Thank you for this story. What a ministry.

]]> By: chavale http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20414 chavale Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:03:22 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20414 A lot has been said already! But what really touched me (apart from the personal relationship you and that lady had) was the networking and support your parish gave her. How blessed all of you involved were and still are! I don´t know much about US -society but I do really doubt such a personnal effort shown by so many parishioners wouldn´t be found too often in my country. This is really what church should be like. Love and prayers to all of you! A lot has been said already!

But what really touched me (apart from the personal relationship you and that lady had) was the networking and support your parish gave her.
How blessed all of you involved were and still are!

I don´t know much about US -society but I do really doubt such a personnal effort shown by so many parishioners wouldn´t be found too often in my country.
This is really what church should be like.
Love and prayers to all of you!

]]> By: chris http://www.peacebang.com/2008/06/13/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant/#comment-20406 chris Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:41:48 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/?p=1577#comment-20406 That's how it should be. Well done. God give us all such strength - the strength you both exhibited. That’s how it should be. Well done. God give us all such strength - the strength you both exhibited.

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