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I hate vocation storiesโฆor at least I used to. I always struggle with the fact that so many of these stories, after dealing with the twists and turns of that personโs vocational journey, seemed to end with seminary as if it were the solution to all their problems. But I have to tell you that that is not the case, as I learned the hard way.
As I entered seminary, I believed that it would be like my past experiences of college, but when I tried to joke and be myself, it was badly received, so I pulled back and was quiet. I was told that my theology degree would help me get out of introductory classes, but I found myself fighting tooth and nail to prove that I knew anything. And an irrational fear of the human pillar of seminary formationโof being told I wasnโt human enoughโ was quickly realized in my first formation meeting. I felt like Jeremiah in the First Reading this past Sunday, who said, โYou duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped.โ
In a similar way, in the Gospel we heard last week, Peter has just heard that Jesus would โgive [him] the keys to the kingdom of heaven.โ But then this past Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus turns around and predicts His Passion, which seems to go completely counter to what Jesus had just said to him about the Kingdom of God. So itโs no wonder that he says, โGod forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.โ
As I continued through seminary, I continued to feel this heaviness, and whenever it became too overwhelming, I would find myself …. View the full posting here https://app.flocknote.com/note/22765721 (subscribe to our Flocknote)
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