Question. What’s tougher than being a parish priest?
Answer. Being a Bishop
Question. Whats tougher than being a Bishop?
Answer. Being a Prison Chaplain.
Question Whats tougher than being a Prison Chaplain?
Answer. Being God.
I well remember following a wise priest around Ararat prison after completing my first year of theological college. I don’t think I have ever been so scared in all my life. This was the stuff of a living nightmare and all I wanted to do was to get out as quickly and as safely as possible.
We are fortunate in this diocese to have one Fr. Rob Ferguson who thrives on this ministry. By all accounts from his clients he is popular and does a really good job. I want to ask him ‘how’ and I really want to ask him ‘Why?’
My opportunity to play this question and answer will come on Sunday May 29th at 10:30am. Fr. Rob will be our special guest superstar preacher. He will also be with us for our ‘5th Sunday, Bring and share luncheon’ where he will take all questions and be available for banter. He may even have some amusing anecdotes like the time when…
All are welcome to come and meet this amazing man who ministers to crims as did the Master in days of yore. It is a vital ministry and I think that if I was on the inside I would ache for a friendly face that was part of the system, but not in the system. An objective confidante.
It's been 40 years since I first ‘went inside’. I don’t think I’m quite as naive or as easily ‘boggled’ but for all that I still wouldn’t want his job. Only God has a tougher gig.