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I had a meeting with my minister yesterday. She told me all the overwhelming details of applying to seminary, attaining an advisory committee, suggestions for divinity schools... I'm giving a sermon at my church on August 24th. It was all very scary, there's a lot to be done in the next year, but the good thing about it all is that I still feel good about this future. I'm looking forward to it all. The only downside is that Reverend Biddle suggested I stay around here so that my advisory committee at the church would be close. Of course I'm going to apply to Vanderbilt anyway, but it seems the most practical options for me are either Harvard Divinity of Episcopal Divinity. I guess once I graduate I'll still be young, I can still travel the US at 25, find a new and exciting place to live. Besides, nothing wrong with living in Cambridge for a couple years. Also, Episcopal Divinity is the Hampshire of seminaries, so it's the option that probably makes the most sense.
Reverend Biddle told me that the ordination process involves constantly being judged, constantly being on guard, and constantly bearing your soul. It's more than just reading some theological research. It's bringing yourself into your research, your own heart and soul. This may be unappealing to most, but I've always been the type of person to bear my soul to anyone who will listen. I always put myself in that vunerable position, and if I can manage to do it in a positive, spiritual way, I think I'm heading in the right direction-- for the right profession, the right future...
I'm optimistic.
Reverend Biddle told me that the ordination process involves constantly being judged, constantly being on guard, and constantly bearing your soul. It's more than just reading some theological research. It's bringing yourself into your research, your own heart and soul. This may be unappealing to most, but I've always been the type of person to bear my soul to anyone who will listen. I always put myself in that vunerable position, and if I can manage to do it in a positive, spiritual way, I think I'm heading in the right direction-- for the right profession, the right future...
I'm optimistic.