Running From the Call

The word came
and he went
in the other direction.
God said: Cry
tears of compassion
tears of repentance; cry against
the reek
of unrighteousness; cry for
the right turn
the contrite spirit.
and Jonah rose
and fled
in tearless silence.

-- Thomas Carlyle

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  1. Anonymous8:38 AM

    I have often heard the statement, "Many are called, but few are chosen."

    It makes me wonder how many are truly called to do God's work (of course all of us are). I mean pastors as a vocation. If truly called, would so many leave or threaten to leave the field at the first sign of trouble/difficulty?

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