Hello. I'm the new guy. I'm the man still trying to figure out all the best shortcuts across town. My kids are starting to get the hang of the school routine and they have even begun what might be lifelong friendships. My wife has only been to a handful of the shops and hasn't quite discovered which place has the best price for ground chuck.
You've lived here all your life, or most of it, and the shortcuts are just the way you go. You know the store clerk by name and even went to his sister's wedding. This isn't the first church you've ever attended, but you've been a part of this particular body for close to 20 years and you know how things go. You've seen 'em come and seen 'em go and I remind you of at least half a dozen who have done it just like me.
I am the stranger. I am the one who is on some outer orbit from your inside jokes. You are the reason I've come here. And though I keep getting lost in the same neighborhood I have come to help guide you in the way you should go. I am expendable and replaceable. When our relationship ends, be it 6 months from now or 10 years from now, I'll be moving on geographically while you move on with life without me. And in that time I will have done my best to help you to become all Christ means for you to be. I am a pastor, and chances are I am just passing through.
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