The Apparently “Big Deal”

I have to be honest. I didn’t really think that it was a big deal, and still don’t really think that it’s a big deal. Like, come on… I don’t FEEL any different. Nor do I look any different. It’s not like I have a halo or anything like that.

Of course, that to which I am referring, would be my ordination and the service to which they recognized it. Here is a nice picture for those who were unable to attend.

Now what I’ve since realized is that first off, it may not have been important to me, but it was important to a lot of other people. Which adds to the confusion. Because I mean really, their whole point is that it’s important for Me.

So here’s where I’m at with the whole thing. You can agree or disagree.

If you hadn’t heard or weren’t aware, ordination is merely a recognition of my calling into ministry. If that’s all greek to you. Ordination = people can call me reverend. Calling = God (YAHWEH, The Lord of Heaven and Earth, Jesus) asked, or as it could be argued told, me to leave everything and to follow Him.

So I guess that might explain the whole issue here. Why I think that it’s not a big deal.

You see, if you’ve known me for any length of time, and I mean know me not that surface stuff. You would probably agree that God has plans for my life. I mean really, I’ve been told this and asked this since I was like 2. To quote my father, I’ve been preaching ever since I poked my head out of the womb.

Of course, this all starts to form a picture. Ordination is supposed to be an affirmation of my calling into ministry. Well, that’s been affirmed since I was two. Then on top of it all, we (the denomination and those of a similar theological disposition) all believe in the ‘priesthood of all believers’, which in laymen’s terms means we are all called by God. Thus the paradox. At least the paradox in my brain.

So here’s my official viewpoint. People want to celebrate what they’ve been telling me for years, that I’m called by God. And it’s not so much that they want to celebrate what they’ve been telling me, it’s that they want to celebrate that I’m actually doing it.

Therefore, last sunday night, at our Joint Triport (port hardy, port mcneill and port alice) worship night. We celebrated the fact that I have not only been called by God, but that I answered the call.