James Green Somerville
James Green Somerville
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I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than glad to be a minister, and some Sundays still when I tremble under the weight of trying to speak a word for God.
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I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be able to be at home with that group of people and at home with the desperately poor has been good for me in preparation for my coming to Washington.
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I know the world is hungry for good ministry.
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It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.
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Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.
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There are congressmen in our congregation, judges, federal reserve governors. And there are also people who are homeless and some who are mentally ill. To be able to talk to each of those people is something that I've had to learn how to do over the years.