6th Summons: Who do you answer to?

I was at daily Mass recently, and I found myself a little distracted—not by my kids this time, but by the priest. Something about how he did things seemed... off.

My inner critic kicked in: That’s not how it’s supposed to be done. Doesn’t he know better?

But then, this thought came to me: He doesn’t answer to me.

The priest doesn’t answer to me. The lector…