A Plea for Pastoral Charity

Human motivation, and care, is complex

A friend once tried to explain fishing to me. “It’s just like playing with a cat,” he said. “You toss something in front of the cat and then pull it along with a string, and suddenly the cat pounces. It’s the same with fishing.”

“But, Daryl,” I protested, “I can see the cat. I can’t see the fish.”

He replied, “Well, you need to think like a fish so you k…