"Never resign on a Monday." Professor J.H. Levang gave this advice to his Lutheran Brethren Seminary students. Levang understood the common blues that can overtake a pastor after an exhausting and possibly discouraging Sunday in which much of his public ministry is on display. The devil is very good at joining with the flesh to whisper words of condemnation and discouragement when one is most vulnerable.

Of course, most people are tempted at times to quit their jobs and many probably would if they could. Should pastors, when they struggle, be pitied more than anyone else? No. But we are probably all involved in churches that call and support pastors, and as such we need to understand their struggles so that we can care for them while they care for us.

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