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He was not ready yet. Not ready for his penitential *pater noster*. Not ready to go see his advisor. He didn't feel ready for anything.
Most of all, he realized he was not ready to admit to himself that not wanting to be here implied the possible solution of leaving, of *not* being here. He wasn't ready.
*...If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you so that you may be revered...*
He didn't even feel ready for this prayer, for this call out to God. What iniquities faced him? He was privileged to be able to attend such a school as this. He was loved by God and the church. He was lucky to have been born with a mind so expansive, a body so healthy.
Perhaps the iniquities were within.
Perhaps the iniquities were within. Perhaps it were something about himself, within himself, a core aspect of himself. Perhaps the privilege was undeserved. Just a coyote, right? Just a farmer, right? And yet here he was, languishing at a renowned seminary.
*...I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope; my soul waits for the lord more than those who watch the morning, more than those who watch the morning.*