Emphasis Preaching Journal

A young 20-something was well on his way to success in the business world. Already, several promotions had been earned and taken. One assignment brought the young man across the path of a Roman Catholic nun. As he heard the stories of her love for Christ and observed her joyful life, he began to ask questions about his own life. He began to articulate a call to priesthood that he had once felt at the age of 12 but had squashed down and forgotten about. Once reawakened, these feelings caused him great consternation. "Who am I to be called of God? I am nobody," he said to the nun.