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Greg Hazelrig

This posting meant a lot to me today as I think about my soon departure. At the end of the month I will be leaving. And the people were here before I got here and they will be just fine after I'm long gone. Most will miss me for we've grown to love each other dearly. And a few will be happy to see me go. I don't mind having people happy to see me go if I've made them mad by doing the will of God. I just hate the thought that some people might be happy to see me go at different places because I messed up in some way. I guess I need to humble myself and remind myself each day that I'm not perfect and that there will be those turn on me because I followed God's will, but that there will also be those from time to time I angered out of my own imperfectness.

In any case, all things start new with new possibilities when we move on to that next appointment.

John B

Greg,

You know what they say, every preacher makes everyone in the congregation happy at one time. Half are happy when he arrives and half are happy when he leaves.

It's a reality of our profession that we are going to make some people unhappy with us. Personally, I haven't learned how to be "all things to all people." One of the blessings of our system is that those who don't connect with God through me, may through the pastor who follows me.

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