THE ORATOR ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
MESSAGE FROM FR. NICHOLAS Do it for God When I was in High School, I got a job in the restaurant of a posh Country Club. I was excited that I found a job. I was excited because it was a country club, and there would be big tips. I was excited because I was going to make a lot of money and I’ll be able to do whatever I wanted. Then reality. I arrived to the country club, ready to put on my apron and learn the job of waiting tables and collecting tips. But the manager led me past the dining room, through the kitchen, to the back where the sinks and trash were kept. I was not happy. They showed me the ropes alright. The ropes of cleaning dishes, sorting silverware, and dumping the trash. There was a washroom culture, language and behavior I was not accustomed to. This was not what I was expecting. This was not what I wanted to do, not even for a little while. When I finished my shift. I did not receive any tips, or “job well done.” I never returned. I didn’t even pick up my paycheck for one day of work. I was too proud to work in such conditions. I was too arrogant to accept this kind of position. I was too embarrassed and ashamed of the work that I forfeited the paycheck.
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I had other plans in life and this position was below me. Someday I was going to go to college, and law school. I was going to be some big shot attorney. It did not matter how much money I could potentially make if I stayed longer. It did not matter anything, I was not going back.
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I took this job so I could serve myself, my ego and my pride. The one day, maybe 5 hours, insulted me, my ego and my pride.
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But it is funny how God changes a person.
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After I left the posh country club life, I never looked back. I set my sights and my efforts on those things that I wanted. So I did, I graduated high school, I went away to college and received my degrees, I found jobs along the way that best served my ego and had the greatest potential for me. I finished law school, passed the bar and opened a small legal practice. I was doing what I wanted.
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But something happened. I came into a relationship with God. I guess you can say, He had been calling me for a long time, and I finally answered His call. I finally inquired as to what He wanted with me. This inquiry lead me to the Church, and ultimately lead me to the seminary.