Is It Wrong to Want to Be a Priest?

Is it wrong to want to be an Orthodox priest? Some people say it is, and they'll cite episodes from Church history in which saints fled from ordination. But is that the lesson we should be drawing from those stories, that the only proper candidate for ordination is the unwilling one? ANTIOCHIAN VIEWERS -- If you're interested in exploring the priesthood in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, sign up for the vocations retreat happening Aug. 20-23, 2026: https://www.ancientfaith.com/events/priestvocations/ Also be sure to check out my interview with His Eminence, Metropolitan Saba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBY4kkeVNR8 -- QUESTIONS ABOUT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY / HELP FINDING A PARISH: https://www.orthodoxintro.org/ MORE INFO ON ME: http://andrewstephendamick.com MY BOOKS: https://store.ancientfaith.com/fr-andrew-stephen-damick/ BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT: See email in channel description. SUPPORT: https://ancientfaith.com/support If you would like to support the work that I do, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Ancient Faith Ministries.