Baptism and Ordination

Thoughts from theologian Ben Myers on baptism:
(faith-theology.blogspot.com)

"If you want to be ordained in order to become a really serious and committed disciple of Christ, then you have denied your baptism. If you want to be ordained in order to progress beyond ordinary d...iscipleship, then you have denied your baptism. If you want to be ordained in order to “serve the Lord full-time”, then you have denied your baptism."

This makes sense to me as a criticism of certain improper motives for seeking ordination. Others also might take it as a criticism of the institutional practice of ordination. What do you think?

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"Make me a channel of Your Peace."

-St. Francis

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