One of the words we use to speak about who we are and what is do is “calling.” What is our calling in life? Sometimes the call comes from deep in our hearts. At other times it comes from other people. When I was studying for the priesthood, last four years I was “called” to different steps, the last being the call to be ordained a priest. The first call was in the first year of theology and was the call to the clerical state in a ceremony called tonsure. That was followed by the call to be officially a porter and a lector, where we knelt before the bishop and were ordained for those offices. In the early church, the porter was what we would call the maintenance man. I have done that countless times as a priest, unlocking and locking the doors, turning the lights on and off, and all the other simple things in the everyday operation of the church building. Following that we were called to exorcist and acolyte. Only very holy priests actually perform exorcisms, while acolyte is officially being an altar boy. Following that, we were called to be ordained a subdeacon, deacon, and finally a priest. Each time we got the call we went into the rector’s office and he said, “Congratulations, you have been called to this particular ministry.” But before we were called for each of these ministries (called “minor orders”) the faculty of the seminary voted us in. We were evaluated by them before we could go on each time.