Why I'm Called to be a Priest

Since writing about the ordination process here, a few friends have been surprised that I felt called to be a priest. I thought it’s time to tell the story.

The Dentist Visit

I went to the dentist yesterday. The dentist herself is lovely and we often end up talking about faith while she works. She is warm, calm, and genuinely kind. I still hate going, though. I always have.

Emotional Overwhelm

This week has been stressful. War and Order, the game I enjoy and play, became a second workplace. I’m the alliance leader. We’ve had a few personal dramas that match many real life communities. Personalities collided, tempers rose, and I found myself dealing with conflict from every direction over three weeks. I managed it at the start, yet, by the third week, the emotional cost built quietly. Arguments and defensiveness just kept hitting me. My normal conflict diplomacy wasn’t working. I reached the point where I knew I needed to step back, regulate, and delegate to my friends, but emotional overwhelm sat underneath it all.