Pray that your priests will not endanger their fervor under the pretext of zeal. If they are not watchful, that may be preaching to others and losing their own souls at the same time! Pray that your priests will not expose themselves to dangers without necessity or without proper precautions. Pray that they will always guard their hearts and their eyes. Pray that your priests will learn patience and await the success of their labors. We may cast the seed, but it is Christ Who will give, in His own time, the increase. Priests cannot become discouraged when they meet with lack of success. They must humble themselves before God. This humility will have more value in God’s eyes than any success.
A priest is a soldier of Christ. The good soldier does not allow himself to become absorbed in the things of this world. He seeks to please the leader under whose banner he fights. The weapon which God places in the priest’s hands is prayer. With it he is invincible. Sadly, many priests do not use this weapon. You have seen the results firsthand. Pray for souls consecrated to God’s service, but above all pray for Christ’s priests, that at the last judgment they may not be a reproach before the whole universe.
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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