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On a NON-sweary note, here's the next installment of Aelred's Pastoral Prayer.
He reflects on his sense of inadequacy and wonders why on earth God has called him:
'Why, therefore, O fount of mercy,
did you want to entrust such as them to someone like me,
those so dear to you to such an outcast from your sight?'
For my own part, I've often wondered WHY God has called me to my particular pastoral role, but I've never doubted THAT he called me.
https://www.jondrowe.ca/post/the-pastors-prayer-part-3
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The Prayer of the Venerable Aelred, Abbot of Rielvaux. Meant for Prelates and Especially Abbots Composed and Used by Him III. And so I confess to you, my Jesus, my saviour, my hope, my consolation, I confess to you, my God, that I am not as contrite or fearful as I should be for my past wrongs, nor as uneasy about my present ones as they deserve. And you, sweet Lord, have set up someone like me over your household, [1] over the sheep of your pasture. [2] You bid me, who is not careful enough
Two years ago, I worked on a a translation of 'The Pastoral Prayer' by Aelred of Rielvaux, but never got around to doing much with it.
#Aelred was a spiritual writer whose insights are still as timely as they were in the #12thCentury. As an added bonus, he's got a rather unofficial reputation as #PatronSaint of #LGBTQFolx. đłïžâđ
Over the next little bit, I'll be sharing it in installments on my blog. You can find the first one here: https://www.jondrowe.ca/post/the-pastors-prayer-part-1-2
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