Week 539–Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Pastor

Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda–The Pastor (Mother Hilda’s story of a particular pastor, a man who knew the seasons of failure and the seasons of success, the weariness of all mankind. One Sunday, there he was again, giving the good news to his flock, and suddenly he found himself overcome with a great sense of unworthiness and the Lord appeared to him and began to place the crown on his head. He noticed that that crown was not exactly clean. It had thumbprints all over it and as the Lord placed the crown on his head, those thumbprints turned into jewels. You and I have got thumbprints all over us, haven't we? Close your eyes and see the Lord standing in front of you. He has a crown, the crown of your life in his hands. Can you recognise what the thumbprints are? Tell him about them and then whisper to him, I accept from your hands the life I have lived. I claim it with all my mistakes. The Lord now places the crown on your head. Bow your head in gratitude. And you know what? He's just bowed his head in gratitude to you.)