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reflection question 6: Isaiah, St Paul and Peter all share their human experience of frailty, guilt, unworthiness. Paul even refers to his feeling ‘abnormally born’! God uses this painful self-awareness positively and is not afraid of our human weakness. In God’s eyes, only those who have tasted personal frailty are ready for pastoral leadership. “Do not be afraid.” Imagine what it would be like to live and make decisions not based in fear. What would you do, how would you live? What new possibilities would exist for you?
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