H. Clemon Smith, II

Senior Pastor, Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@KingTunde_SZN 36

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@faithwillsaveu Amen! 🙏🏽 ❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@pheaglescentral Prayers are extend to his entire family, friends and the Eagles organization. 🙏🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@Holy__Bible1 Amen!

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@positivesideofx @jennwilliams23 Awesomeness! 🙏🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@cnnbrk 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@AnthonyWilson_4 Congrats cuzo! Represent and stay healthy! Love you BIG! 🙏🏽✊🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@knowexpectation @AnthonyWilson_4 #12 got superpowers. 🙏🏽✊🏽🤎💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@AnthonyWilson_4 This is what it’s all about! Continue to let your light shine soldier. 🙏🏽✊🏽🤎💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@KingJames Yeah King! 👑 Such a blessing! 🙏🏽💙💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@jamespoyser S/O to Sir Duke!
#apollocreed
RIP

[COACH PRIME @DeionSanders]

Be careful with the company u keep & the friends u choose. Everybody next to u ain't necessarily with u or for u. Remember Judas was close enough to kiss JESUS & show him affection. Check everybody that's close to u and be honest about who they really are. #CoachPrime

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@AnthonyWilson_4 @DukesMayonnaise I love Dukes too! Best mayo ever!

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@jennwilliams23 Indeed it is! 🙏🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@jennwilliams23 Yeah he is! 🤣😂🤣🤣

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@TyeTribbett @ShanteTribbett Praying for you homie! Glad things are as well as they are! Feel better still! Prayers are being offered for wifey also. 🙏🏽❤️💯

[Corey Brooks “RoofTopPastor” @CoreyBBrooks]

According to recent studies…

4,000-5,000 pastors quit each year. They don’t quit because they have a lack of faith in God. They don’t quit because they don’t believe in the calling God has placed on their life. Most don’t even quit because of financial reasons. Pastors quit because they are overwhelmed with mental exhaustion.

Until you’re a pastor you’ll never fully understand what it’s like to carry spiritual burdens for people. Getting up in the middle of night, praying for your family of faith. Awakened in the middle of night with someone on your heart. Overwhelmed with concern by a persons absents or distance. Your mind continually occupied with the presentation of the upcoming Sunday message - how to preach it, what to teach on, how do we apply it? Getting critiqued on a continual basis. Being told you need to do better or that some areas of the church simply need to be better.

Pastors invest their whole life into people and yet people will turn their backs on their pastor at the first sign of a storm, usually without a conversation.

Pastors stand in the middle of disputes.
Pastors stand in the middle of gossip.
Pastors counsel broken marriages.
Pastors comfort those who have suffered loss.
Pastors navigate the waters of imperfect people with a desire to see each one thrive in their faith. They long for spiritual breakthroughs.
Your pastor craves the very best for you. All of this, while trying to battle their own flesh and grow in their own relationship with God.
Pastors see the posts.
Pastors hear the whispers.
Pastors endure the negativity.
Pastors are continually caring for the sheep while fending off the wolves.
Pastors pour out and pour out - rarely being poured into.

What keeps a pastor going?....YOU.
YOU - the person who is genuinely hungry.
YOU - the person who worships with passion and freedom.
YOU - the teenager who is striving to be a follower of Jesus.
YOU - the single mom who understands the beauty of the hope found in Christ.
YOU - the one who walks through the door for the first time because you’re in search of peace, hope, and community.

Pray for your pastor.
Serve with your pastor.
Talk with your pastor.
Encourage your pastor.
They are human.
They need you more than you think.

Credit: Pas. Jerry Daniel
#SaturdayNightThoughts💬
#PrayForYourPastor👋

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@jamespoyser My condolences are extend to you and all who are hurting by his passing my dear brother! 🙏🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

Never worry about things you can do absolutely nothing about. Give your mind a break! 🙏🏽❤️💯

[H. Clemon Smith, II @HCLEMONSMITHII]

@AnthonyWilson_4 Yeah Lil cuzo! 🙏🏽❤️💯