Today, I witnessed what must be one of the great challenges of Priesthood. Our Pastor, Fr. Voorhies, just found out recently that his father was diagnosed with Lymphoma, and isn't doing very well. Just today, his father, who lives in Louisiana, was re-admitted to the hospital, and it was feared that he wouldn't make it through the day. Fr. Voorhies was very frazzled when he showed up to say evening Mass, and that really got me thinking.
What a challenge it must be to not only carry the weight of the world (or at least of your Parish) on your shoulders, while at the same time handling family situations. So many people go to their Priests for help with their problems (as I have many a time), but I think we have a tendency to forget that Priests are people to, and they oftentimes will have their own problems to deal with. So many times they do this with such grace, but a lot of times, it must be very hard to cope with everything that is going on. It is times like these that all we can do is pray for God's grace to get us through the situation.
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