Losing Your Command

To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed: Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. (1 Peter 5:1–4, NIV 1984).

My Musings – I’ve been on a “staycation” this week, de-compressing after a couple of hectic months at work. Today I watched an episode of my favorite TV show (Combat!) from when I was a kid growing up in the early sixties. A WWII drama series. The closing lines from…