A little Labor Day story about my pastor, @curtisdcook

6 years ago, Bryan & I were renovating a house, with two small kids, & two new jobs & it was AWFUL.

One Sunday, I wrote on the prayer cards at church that everything was awful (see above).

The next day, Bryan got a text from Curtis saying he had no particular expertise but would be glad to help with the renovation work any way he could.

On Wednesday night, he was at our house from 7pm to past 10pm helping Bryan set a bath.

My prayer request wasn't a cry for practical help. But our pastor is the sort of guy who will show up to love his people however he can. He's the guy visiting a church member who struggles with alcoholism when he's been hospitalized again & the guy collecting trash at VBS.

We hear a lot about the high profile Christian leaders who fail spectacularly. But God is mostly working through the low profile Christian leaders, who are getting on with serving Jesus & loving his people whatever that takes.

Feel free to share your pastor stories on this thread as well. I'd be glad to hear them :-)

And just to be clear: I don't think every pastor should be showing up to help renovate everyone's house. This was just a thing that happened & I thought it was lovely.