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Courage

From Rev Gav

To be honest, I fear a lot, and that fear manifests itself as anxiety which in turn leads to a lack of sleep, tiredness, pains in my tummy, etc. Most of my fears come from what other people might think of me, or I’m afraid of making a mistake or they will discover who I truly am, and that they will think less of me. I think, sometimes, being a priest, people put me on a pedestal, or at least have high expectations about what I ‘should’ believe or how I ‘should’ behave, and if I’m honest, I constantly carry the feeling that I shouldn’t really be a priest and I look for ways to bow out of this assignment. So, going back to fears, I think they stem from the expectations of others — that I will not be the person they want or expect me to be.