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A Pastor’s Life Is Easy

By Judi Braddy

A pastor’s life is easy,
Some would say it’s mostly fun days.
I mean, how hard a life can it really be
If you only work on Sundays?

A meeting here, a wedding there,
Kissing babies that are cute,
(Never mind the fact
They sometimes spit up on your suit!)

And a pastor’s wife is lucky,
Her life full beyond all measure,
As she puts together seminars
And annual holiday bazaars.

She keeps her hubby’s schedule straight,
And a homey atmosphere creates.
She always tries her very best
To look her very loveliest.

And with the children spic and span
She still has time to lend a hand.
She sings—she plays—it’s plain to see
Her life is really trouble free.

Yes, a pastor’s life is easy
If you don’t stop to consider
That while others leave their jobs behind
He carries his through dinner.

And sometimes in the wee, small hours
While others rest in ease,
The pastor, there alone at night,
Is down upon his knees.

You see, the “Sunday job” he has
Just has a funny way
Of filling up most every hour
Of every night and day.

And the pastor’s wife and family
Must play an equal part
As they learn to share the burden
That he carries in his heart.

No, my friend, it’s not as easy,
As some might so often think it.
If the pastor’s cup was all that sweet,
There’d be more in line to drink it.

Judi BraddyJUDI BRADDY is a writer, motivational speaker, licensed minister, pastor’s wife, mom and (very young) grandma. The author of four books--Prodigal in the Parsonage; It All Comes Out in the Wash; True North, and Simple Seasons--Judi has lived through scads of seasons and turned over a number of new leaves.  Basically she and King Solomon have come to the same conclusion—there is a time and season for everything.  Judi and husband, Jim, live in Elk Grove, California. For more information about her writing and speaking, visit her witty website at www.judibraddy.com.

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