August 09, 2004 - Reflections in the glass

One of the most important things I think I need to remember is that I should be self-reflective. I should be asking why I do things.

Here, considering clergy, I need to be more on my guard than ever before. There's so much that can go wrong with being clergy: there are chances for exploitation of power, there is the innate trust some people might put in me, and there is the idea that I'm speaking for a god that I need to avoid.

But more serious than this is the fact that I need to know why I'm doing things. I need to remember that I'm part of the clergy for a specific reason.

Now I come to the biggest problem: why do I want to be clergy?

Can I articulate my reasons? Are those reasons good enough? Let's see:

1) to better serve my Grove.

But yet, how does clergy serve their Grove better than non-ordained laity?

2) to better serve my community.

I don't know what clergy can do that I can't.

3) to better serve the Gods.

Again, what can clergy do that I cannot?

4) to better serve my own self-growth.

How would a title help me grow?

5) to open up new doors for myself.

Is that even remotely a decent idea for "why clergy"?

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