There’s a reason why certain song lyrics seem to resonate with those in ministry. I often find myself listening to “Some Nights” by Fun, “Superman” by Five For FIghting and “I Will Wait” by Mumford and Sons with a sort of intuitive understanding that they were written just for me. Maybe you’ve also experienced the fatigue and heartache of trying to balance the tensions of serving God and people.
After all, in ministry all things are not often equal:
There are some days you will not be invited to the party.
There are some days you will be the first on the list.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days the needs will outmatch the resources.
There are some days the resources will outmatch the needs.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days you will be misunderstood my the masses.
There are some days you will offer Mass for the misunderstood.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days you will need more chairs for all the people.
There are some days you will need some of those people to leave.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days when your phone won’t stop ringing from strangers.
There are some days when once-good-friends won’t even text you back.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days when you’ll watch whole people get distracted by half-baked slander.
There are some days when you’ll watch half-baked people come up with whole wisdom.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days you will disciple Judas.
There are some days you will disciple John.
Those days won’t always equal out.
There are some days you will remember why you keep doing this.
There are some days you will forget who you are.
Those days won’t always equal out.
What else have you seen when it comes to all things not being equal?