tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17596486.post4732473345183150896..comments2023-10-18T08:36:38.926-07:00Comments on Not Noteworthy: Assorted notes and thingsJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932010485918756589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17596486.post-14010853272880119632008-03-09T00:36:00.000-08:002008-03-09T00:36:00.000-08:00"I was not able to continue being a seminarian, on..."I was not able to continue being a seminarian, on the way to priesthood. . . . Perhaps, not even a teacher. . . . Failure is not a reason to be sad. Praise the Lord."<BR/><BR/>(How do you like my judicious use of quoting [would it pass muster in an academic setting? Hmm...])?<BR/><BR/>You sell yourself short in what you have been able or not able to do.<BR/><BR/>You were able to discern that priesthood is not what God is calling you pursue at this time in your life. You have been able to procure for yourself a reliable and worthy job as a teach of the young. Most importantly, you have not lost your drive to continue seeking the ideal in all that you do - perhaps one of the most inspiring things one can see in a friend.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>- Jacob Maurer<BR/><BR/><BR/>"'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor in earth.'"<BR/>- Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com