I have always hoped that it might be possible to conclude my ministry as I had begun it, as a parish priest, and this I believe to be the call of God.
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While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was a choice before that one, the choice God made in calling me to be his in the first place.
From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.
I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It's all about service.
One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be.
I always felt God had called me to serve within the church because of what the church stands for. This has always been home.
I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly.
It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.
Pastoral ministry is a sacrificial call with unique challenges. We are called to take the Gospel to those with hard hearts and blind eyes.
As long as God gives me the strength to still minister and create, I'll do it.
Ministry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.
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