I have listened to God and people who know & have taken the plunge

I would dearly appreciate your prayers for my hopeful ordination as a Priest on 26th June 2021. Digital copies can be downloaded via http://thepilgrimexplorer.blog/2020/05/20/ember-cards-what-they-are-and-how-to-send-them/

If">https://thepilgrimexplorer.blog/2020/05/2... you& #39;d like a copy posted to you please let me know.

I had thought of using one of my photos for the main image, as I did in my Ember Card for my ordination as a Deacon, but couldn& #39;t find one that fitted. Then I remembered a painting by Yvonne Bell, the artist who painted my stoles.

Her painting "For just such a time as this" captures the moment & my ordination perfectly: I have not been ordained for the life I imagined but "for just such a time as this", for life in and after a global pandemic, in a time of great need for peace and God& #39;s love.

It is in & #39;this& #39; time that I am called to represent, reflect and offer Jesus to others. The verse reflects my calling in this moment too: to stand among people in grief, conflict and need, and offer them the peace of Christ.

Wells Cathedral hope to be able to open the church up to those who wish to come to the ordination of priests this year, but don& #39;t yet know if this will be possible so if you& #39;d like to be there please stay tuned!

You may note the & #39;deliberate& #39; mistake in the image version of the Ember Card at the start of this thread - this has been corrected (see image on this tweet) and the correct version can be downloaded from the blog post http://thepilgrimexplorer.blog/2020/05/20/ember-cards-what-they-are-and-how-to-send-them/">https://thepilgrimexplorer.blog/2020/05/2...