Gravitas. Gravitas “refers to a soul that has developed enough spiritual mass to be attractive, like gravity. It has everything to do with wounds that have healed well, failures that have been redeemed, sins that have been forgiven, and thorns that have settled into the flesh. These severe experiences with life expand the soul until it appears larger than the body that contains it. There is nothing that pastors do for the congregation that is more important than taking care of their own souls.” “[So]