What kind of man would receive the care
of a Stephen Minister?
A
man like Adam
who was cut off from all that gave meaning to life and
needed someone to remind him of God’s promise.
A man like Noah
who witnessed the destruction of everything around him and
needed someone to wait with him for a new day.
A man like Abraham
who had to leave everything he knew and loved behind him
and needed someone to journey with him to a new life.
A man like Moses
who faced great opposition and needed a companion to
support him and speak on his behalf.
A man like David
who grieved the death of a wayward child and needed a
shepherd’s care.
A man like Elijah
who thought he was all alone and needed a still small
voice to encourage him.
A man like Job
who lost everything and needed someone to silently endure
his pain with him.
A
man like Peter
who found himself in over his head and needed the hand of
a faithful friend.
A man like Paul
who knew the unending distress of a thorn in the flesh and
needed someone to rejoice when he rejoiced and to weep when he wept.
A man like JESUS
who knew intense disappointment, sorrow, grief, rejection,
and loneliness and needed an angel of God to minister to him.