Thank you

Thank you. 

Thank you for the time, energy, study, prayer, and effort you put into your lesson this week. 

Thank you for the lifetime of preparation that is part of the mix of every time you stand before an audience to preach.

Thank you for knowing that that audience is not an audience but a room of souls who will stand before God to give an account of their lives.

Thank you for influencing their lives in so many ways in addition to the lessons you present.

Thank you for not being a professional who clocks in and out and keeps up with hours but who pours your life, your heart, and your time into these lives.

Thank you for striving to love those who belittle your efforts and seek to do you harm.

Thank you for keeping so many plates spinning right now.

Thank you for striving to not neglect your family as you minister to His Family.

Thank you for growing your own faith and trusting in God to the point that you can share that with others.

Thank you for being grounded in the Word so that every wind of doctrine doesn’t capsize or captivate you.

Thank you for not being quarrelsome and for not “buying a ticket” to every fight you are invited to. 

Thank you for being an encourager of every good work and promoting so many worthy things. 

Thank you for not quitting when it would be easy to quit.

Thank you. We love you.