A Difference

 There is a difference between the people in the seats and the men on stage. It is not just a difference in status or responsibility. It is not a better or worse idea. It is just different.

First, pastors do not clap their hands all the way through a fast song, but people do.

Second, pastors do not lift their hands and close their eyes all the way through the worship slow songs, but people in the seats do.

And something that I noticed last night. Before pastor Rubi got to the pulpit to receive a love offering for pastor Greg, pastor Greg was already out the back door and on his way to the airport for his trip back home to Prescott. So no hanging around after service like many of the people do.

I do not say this to be critical. It is just a difference that to me is obvious. Pastors are responsible for every person in attendance. I am responsible for me. I do not have the care for the whole church on my shoulders like our pastors do. A pastor can tell things about the health of his church during the song service. He has to keep an eye on things that happen while we worship. So excuse him if he is not as exuberant in his worship as you are. He has a lot more to think about than you do.