The Rev. J. Scott Barker was walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain ”” a historic pilgrimage route ”” about a year ago when he had an epiphany.
On his pilgrimage to the site where St. James the Apostle is said to be buried, Barker, the rector of Christ Church in the Village of Warwick, realized he aspired to be a bishop with the Episcopal Church.
Little did he know that a year later, he’d be tapped as bishop of the Nebraska Diocese.
Blimey. Until I came to TEC I never met a single Anglican priest who said that they aspired to be a bishop (though surely they existed). Myself, I always rather liked the Groucho Marx take on membership of exclusive clubs.
Good for him…if God is calling you to be a Bishop; then you should embrace that calling with humbleness and gratitude. Who are you to cast aside the will of God?