Epistle of the stars!

Unhappy man of God?

Going to church almost all my life...you come to notice our pastors, priests, bishops and leaders to be invincible people that many admire. But we seldom see the bad sides of such Holy men and women of God unless the wind blows and rumours fall to your ears of their bad cranky hair days.

However, when you work in a petrol station, you see the wide variety of people and finally some days you see these wonderful men of God.....yet sadly to say...in such situations, these men of God aren't of the best character. Let's just say...they were not the best customers!!!

First, they are always distant....making us feel as if their spirit is not even there as we talk to them...(maybe they were with God at that time?) and it borders on being a little rude as my polite "how do you do's" are actually ignored. Maybe we foul petrol station people are too scary sinners to approach? But I highly doubt that's how God is... but weirdly being a pastor or priest is very much a people job....yet at the best or some say worst opportune time....they cannot offer up a smile.....

Secondly, they are always abrupt and in a hurry...rushing into the transaction and rushing to try to get out of the transaction.....so its always a hurried...no thanks to the promos...yes to the receipt......whispered thanks under the breath and lastly, legs running out the door. I wonder how heavy the burdens of a man of God is to not have the time to enjoy a leisurely stroll to pay for fuel.

There are many days that I admire their commitment and sacrifice to the church but other days I hope that they may be an example to people who actually hate working there on Sundays. For me, being in church for so many years I understand the stress...but imagine how many more lives they can touch by slowing down and actually looking at the people behind the counter.....

What do you think?

posted by Orion @ 6:06 PM