Says Hebrews 13: 17: “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will render an account; that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you. ”
मेंढपाळकत्वाची ही कठीण जबाबदारी पार पाडण्याकरता धैर्य, बुद्धी आणि व्यवहारचातुर्यासारख्या आवश्‍यक गुणांसाठी वडील कित्येकदा यहोवाला कळकळीने विनंती करतात!