Why Did Paul Become A Reverend Of An Episcopal Church?
Opportunities of this nature come by very rarely, so I was extremely excited to speak with Reverend Paul after the service. What I gathered after speaking with Paul was that he may be the leader of his church, there to listen to his congregation but I gathered it is rare for him to have conversations of this nature. Paul is there for the good times for his congregation, this is however not what he ends up hearing about as members come to him. I asked if he found it burdensome to have to always listen to everyone's problems? Helping those that need it far outweighs any negatives he may feel and he told me that with prayer along with speaking to God he finds the strength to help the ones kind enough to look to him for guidance. Paul attended
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Asking why he had chosen to become a reverend of an Episcopal church he had a quick and simple answer. “My mother was an Episcopal reverend when I was growing up.” I thought there may have been some divine calling but in the end it was following in his mother's footsteps that brought him to this church. This brought up a question that I have for almost every member of religions all over the world, do you personally think religion is based on geography and indoctrination from childhood? As I imagined this question caught Paul a bit off guard, however he was more than up for the challenge, surprising me with his answer. He understood how I could see religion as purely based on geography which, works for me but he has read scripture, studied for years and still came to the conclusion that a belief in God is true and right for him. He continued to elaborate that it is not for him to say other religions are wrong but the Episcopal Church's stances on inclusion, faith, culture and faith line up for him better than the other religions he has studied. This was a stand out moment for me as he did not attempt to berate my blasphemy but he informed me clearly that his faith is his and if I do not subscribe to his particular brand that is
Asking why he had chosen to become a reverend of an Episcopal church he had a quick and simple answer. “My mother was an Episcopal reverend when I was growing up.” I thought there may have been some divine calling but in the end it was following in his mother's footsteps that brought him to this church. This brought up a question that I have for almost every member of religions all over the world, do you personally think religion is based on geography and indoctrination from childhood? As I imagined this question caught Paul a bit off guard, however he was more than up for the challenge, surprising me with his answer. He understood how I could see religion as purely based on geography which, works for me but he has read scripture, studied for years and still came to the conclusion that a belief in God is true and right for him. He continued to elaborate that it is not for him to say other religions are wrong but the Episcopal Church's stances on inclusion, faith, culture and faith line up for him better than the other religions he has studied. This was a stand out moment for me as he did not attempt to berate my blasphemy but he informed me clearly that his faith is his and if I do not subscribe to his particular brand that is