Until today, I didn't grasp the difference between a priestly inauguration & an ordination. Thanks to the Rt. Rev. Tom Kline, I now get it - a person is only inaugurated ONCE, on being officially designated a priest, but could be ordained up to three times: into the 1st degree (white stoll - teacher), into the 2nd (blue stoll - pastor), into the 3rd (episcopal - red stoll). One has to do with use, the other with #ing.
Much more to write about, but - as so often happens when I feel something deeply - am feeling challenged putting down into words all that I felt this morning.
In time.
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