Emphasis Preaching Journal

Not only in the Peanuts comic strip is the "Psychiatrist In" and the fee is usually higher than Lucy's "5 cents." In light of one of the terms for Holy Spirit – Counselor -- one of the highest callings laity or clergy can have is to be a counselor for another, "convincing ... of sin and of righteousness and of judgment ..." (16:8) Another way of putting it encourages counselors to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. All this under the direction and guidance of the Counselor -- a high calling!