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Olde Seminarian is ordained!

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After two years of diligent study, 6 in-person intensives, and one Master's thesis, I was ordained as an Interfaith Minister by the Interfaith Temple last Friday, June 10. I also graduated and was awarded a Master of Theology degree from the New Seminary, the world's oldest interfaith seminary. Wow! What an experience! You can see me in the picture -- I'm the short one (of course) on the right. Despite exhilaration and a sense of accomplishment, I was so, so tired  after the ceremony and the long drive home. The following day, I was exhausted, and sat more or less in a lump, staring blankly at the TV. Now, today, I feel a bit better, more energetic. But I also feel ... new. "New" is not a typical feeling for me, as my 63rd birthday approaches in August. But new is how I feel. I feel very tender and vulnerable, as if I have lost a gigantic scab and found pink, baby skin beneath it. This new baby skin has to mature, toughen, with exposure to air and sun. S