Hebrews 5:1 Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness;
This is kind of a biblical job description for a priest (or pastor in our terminology). It demonstrates why it's good that pastors are human beings and not some sort of superheroes with no flaws. High priests (pastors) are chosen from among mortals - they're mortal. And the high priest (pastor) can't get all uppity with the people and judgmental about the things they do wrong, their lacking in faith, because the pastor himself (or herself) is subject to weakness. They understand how the people feel in struggling in faith because they struggle themselves.
Now we all know that sometimes pastors CAN in fact get judgmental and forget their own flaws and weaknesses. But the writer of Hebrews is saying here they shouldn't (since pastors themselves are subject to weakness). I just want to close with this inspiring thought. Your pastor (at least me, not speaking for Pastor Jenn at the moment) is VERY able to deal gently with the wayward, because your pastor (Seth) is VERY subject to weakness. Just in case you didn't know!
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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