in answer to my question, he prayed, “Lord, as Ben feels the weight of these hands upon his shoulders, may he feel the weight of what he has been called to do.” Amen. “But may he feel also the strength of your everlasting arms bearing him up.” Amen and amen! That is what ministry has been like ever since: an impossible, unbearable job accompanied by an improbable, inexplicable strength. The apostle Paul took inventory of his vocation and asked, “Who is equal to such a task?” My version of that
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