Let Us Prey Quotes

“compassion, which is empathy in action. A pastor without empathy, without the ability to feel and authentically reflect the pain and grief of others, is a contradiction in terms.”
― R. Glenn Ball, Let Us Prey: The Plague of Narcissist Pastors and What We Can Do About It

“He wants desperately to be “cutting edge” and “world class” but more often than not does not have the capacity to achieve either. His problem is that copying what others have done is not original, he does not own it, and he knows it. The result, then, is shame that is covered by rage in the form of indignation at anyone who would dare challenge his claim of originality or his right to power and prestige.”
― R. Glenn Ball, Let Us Prey: The Plague of Narcissist Pastors and What We Can Do About It

“In order to forgive we must first believe that someone has wronged us but we cannot forgive as long as we remain wrapped up in our pain and outrage. The gateway to forgiving is being able to experience empathy for those who have done us harm, and you cannot truly forgive if you cannot develop empathy for those who harmed you.”
― R. Glenn Ball, Let Us Prey: The Plague of Narcissist Pastors and What We Can Do About It

“Narcissism is typified by an exaggerated sense of self-importance and power, rigidity, the inability to admit error, a sense of personal greatness, the use of power to manipulate and control others, an inability to feel or express remorse, and a lack of empathy for others.”
― R. Glenn Ball, Let Us Prey: The Plague of Narcissist Pastors and What We Can Do About It