Call Day!

    Greetings in Christ.  Today is Call Day at the Seminary.  An exciting time for all my friends who will be receiving either their vicarage placement or their first call.  It is hard to believe it has been a year already since I received my first call.  I remember it being a very long day, trying not to be anxious, and just waiting, wanting to sleep but also wanting to see family and friends.  However, as soon as they called my name, all of that anxiety was gone.  All of the waiting was worth it as my emotions turned to pure joy.  I remember thinking I won as I got the call I was really hoping to get.  And a year later, I still feel like I won call day.  I got the best first call I could have ever dreamed of.  The Lord blessed me and sent me to an amazing place, a wonderful church, and a great new home.  I thank Him almost every day for bringing me here.
    Tonight I will watch and see where all my fellow brothers are being sent.  It is not only exciting to watch where my friends will be pastors, but also just to see more laborers being sent out into the harvest field of ministry.
    Psalm 113 - "Praise the Lord!  Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!"
     Let us all together praise the name of our Lord as we rejoice for another class of servants entering the ministry.  Let us together praise the name of the Lord for all the amazing things He does every day.  Praise the Lord!