This past May 31st marked my 25th year as an ordained Christian Minister. I was ordained to the ministry at and by Emmanuel Baptist Church in West Chester, PA. I was 28 years old at the time and looking back there has been a myriad of minstry experiences including serving two churches as an associate pastor, part time youth ministry, home and social ministry, correctional chaplaincy and the past 17 years as a hospital chaplain that included clinical pastoral education. I am grateful to God for the opportunity to serve God and people. To be honest I have tried to discern and follow the LORD with the most sincere, grace and mercy filled devotion that I know. God's leading has been so clear through most of the past 25 and for that I am grateful and humbled. So, I look ahead with greater eagerness, maturity, wisdom and artistry. In closing, let me share one scripture verse that has guided and aided me in my journey of serving others: Luke 4:18-19 - "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
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