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Called & Sent, Fidelia

Doing the Math on My Vocation


Post Author: Anonymous


Why I should not be a pastor:
  • I stole money from an employer when I was in high school.
  • I had plenty of sex outside the sacrament of marriage
  • Being a pastor feeds my big head.
  • I hardly ever pray.
Why I am a pastor:
  • God called me anyway.

 


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June 12, 2008/9 Comments/by Anonymous
Tags: call, God's call, pro/con list, why I should be a pastor, why I shouldn't be a pastor
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9 replies
  1. mary g says:
    June 15, 2008 at 10:19 am

    the best.
    it can’t be said better. wish more people understood that.

    Reply
  2. Beth B. says:
    June 14, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    I think I will print this out in nice type on nice paper, frame it, and hang it where I can see it every day!

    Reply
  3. Tricia says:
    June 13, 2008 at 11:24 am

    If someone walked into my office right now and saw the huge smile on my face they would probably ask me to go see a psychiatrist or up my dosage on my medication.
    I have a feeling if God called only Pastors who didn’t have sex before marraige, that we would have many many many less churches!

    Reply
  4. Laura S-R says:
    June 12, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    Amen. Amen!

    Reply
  5. Teri says:
    June 12, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    yep! Thanks for this reminder. 🙂

    Reply
  6. maria says:
    June 12, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    Yes! Yes! Exactly!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca says:
    June 12, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    i love it.
    how true.

    Reply
  8. Rachel Srubas says:
    June 12, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Dear Anonymous Poet,
    I dare you to out yourself. Come on, please? Your poem makes my day, rocks my world, tells my story and that of countless other church ladies. I want to read more of your stuff.

    Reply
  9. another anon. pastor says:
    June 12, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    Wish this weren’t anonymous!

    Reply

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