The Cost of the Call

The Cost of the Call (Part Five)

May 22, 2007

Since I first saw the quote for this week’s writing exercise, one of my all-time favorite Bible passages has permeated my thoughts:

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

“Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child.”

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.“
Jeremiah 1:4–10

There are no accidents. There are no coincidences. Not one single person is living on this planet at this moment in time who wasn’t placed here as part of God’s plan. Each of us has a specific purpose, a particular path we are meant to walk, neither of which is necessarily easy to discern. We each have something to say, whether we do it verbally, via prose, poetry, musically, theatrically … We have each come into this world according to that plan for our life … and should leave it in the same way.

We are all equal. We are all worthy.

We are all modern-day Jeremiahs.

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The Cost of the Call (Part Four)

February 17, 2007

“Am I too late?” This week’s Sunday Scribblings prompt: Crush This is the story of yet another aspect of my life upon which the hand of God can be seen. As I discussed in my initial article about my six-year journey litigating Conservatorship of Wendland, when you are called, you have no choice but to answer. […]

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The Cost of the Call (Part Three)

August 9, 2006

“This is the hardest case.” So said the Third District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2000. It was the very first sentence of its lengthy ruling. And, in my opinion, that sentence made about as much sense as did the remainder of their nonsensical decision, which included a remand back to the trial court. […]

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The Cost of the Call (Part Two)

August 8, 2006

The Cost of the Call (Part Two): Reflections in Conjunction with the 5th Anniversary of the Wendland Victory Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the California Supreme Court’s decision in Conservatorship of Wendland. So how ironic is it that tonightof all nights I happened to run into the trial court judge, Bob W. McNatt? I […]

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The Cost of the Call (Part One)

August 6, 2006

The Cost of the Call (Part One): Reflections in Conjunction with the 5th Anniversary of the Wendland Victory “Call” is defined as: 1. To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon. He was called to the priesthood. 2. A claim on a person’s time or life: the call of duty. […]

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