Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church
A Calling
by Charlotte Johnstone
Every
now and then, particularly when he looks out at Forbearance's
congregation on a Sunday morning, Rev. Hustisford thinks of the
young man who came to see him some months ago. John Bartlett
was his name and he had recently decided that his destiny was
to become a minister. A senior at a local college, John had attended
Forbearance intermittently for several years, but Rev. Hustisford
could not say that he knew him well, at least not well enough
to meet John's enthusiasm with an automatic endorsement as to
suitability for ministry. On the other hand, here was a bright
young man-confident, affable, educated, energetic and poised-talking
about a "calling," about making a difference, about
how he loved people and wanted to help them, about all he felt
he had to contribute to a world in need of healing.
Charlotte Johnstone is a member of Immanuel
Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She (and the cast
of Forbearance Presbyterian Church) welcome comments. Write to
her at Horizons, 100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396
or email wjohns4949@aol.com.
To find out more about the calling of John Bartlett,
read the March/April issue of Horizons
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