I’ve been on a winding road of “Discernment for the Diaconate” in The Episcopal Church in Minnesota. It is winding but always moving in a very definite direction. It’s been winding in that it’s been interesting and maybe a bit challenging. Discernment has been a very good process. It’s more or less an intensive time of soul searching. You are made to look within and ask questions. And look without and ask questions. You take time to listen. And take time to pray.
How I got to the point of formal Discernment is another question.
I’ve now entered a discernment/formation period. I am “interning” at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Owatonna, Minnesota. Depending on who I talk to at any particular moment I’m either still in discernment or I’m in formation. It feels like a little bit of both to me. As an “intern” I guess I’ll be asked to do some things. For now I’m becoming a “member” at Saint Paul’s and that’s just all right with me.
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