Note 14 at 1 Th. 2:11: Paul likened himself unto a father who exhorts, comforts, and charges his children. He had already compared his love for the Thessalonians to that of a nursing mother for her child (see note 10 at v. 7). Paul didn't have the attitude of some ministers today that "the ministry would be wonderful if it weren't for people." Paul genuinely loved the people he ministered to.