Job Description

[poliphilo]

The work of a priest- any priest in any religion- is to stand at the edge of the world and point. She is there to remind everybody else that there is an edge. She is a sign. And that's why she wears distinctive clothes and lives apart.

Anything else she does- social work, political work, anything that implicates her in the business of the world- is an add-on and a distraction.

Comments

[sovay]

The work of a priest- any priest in any religion- is to stand at the edge of the world and point.

What made you start thinking about priests?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sure. I'm a priest myself- Anglican and Wiccan- though it's been a while now since I last "practised". I suppose I feel the need to reflect upon my own priesthood- on what the essence of priesthood is- and whether I still fit the criteria.

They say priesthood is indelible- once a priest always a priest.