Frances Quist’s story At the age of 11, I felt God’s calling to join the religious life during my time at a convent boarding school—Our Lady of Apostles in Cape Coast, Ghana. This sense was pushed aside for many years; however, the niggling sense never left me.    Another profound sense of God’s call came to me during one of my prayer walks down by the river. I was admiring the beauty of creation of the moonlight’s reflection over the waters and felt totally absorbed with such beauty. Totally mesmerised, I heard a voice over my shoulder saying to me, “Follow me, and I will show you even greater things than what you are seeing now.” I was puzzled, yet assured; bewildered, yet curious to investigate this. I boldly approached a Catholic priest from a church near my work, where I had been attending lunchtime mass, to be my spiritual director and help me explore my sense of calling. Luckily enough, he was a novice master (someone who discerns and trains young men for the priesthood in the Catholic Church).     I was greatly supported and encouraged by my spiritual director to explore vocation as a priest in the Anglican Church. I also had support from other Anglican priests and lay people. The discernment process was vital to me, because it confirmed my own convictions and the Church’s. I have found theological training very academic and worthwhile; being all ‘spiritual’ without the academic side is somewhat incomplete. Priesthood is a mysterious adventure: it is a life full of challenges, pain, love and indescribable joy. It can be overwhelming, too, when others expect too much from you. I pray that you, too, will be inspired to put yourself forward and explore the possibility of vocation to ministry, perhaps ordained ministry. However unlikely you may feel it that God may be calling you, try and be still, listen to God—you will be surprised.