“Make your choice, adventurous Stranger,

Strike the bell and bide the danger,

Or wonder, till it drives you mad,

What would have followed if you had.”

― C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

I "struck the bell" and my "priestly adventure" adventure began 26 years ago…and what an amazing gift! Intimacy with Christ, celebrating Mass, being an instrument of his merciful love in Confession and Anointing of the Sick, so many "sacred" moments in which you are clearly an instrument of God for others, etc.. But this initial decision can be gut wrenching. Pray for young men who are currently discerning so they will have the courage and strength to make this step if this is what God is asking of them. It's not easy to say "yes" to God!