He has discerned the Light

[Herb Stahlke]

I don't have the page reference because my copy is at the cottage, but
Stephen Carter used the word in this sense in his book Integrity.

Herb

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> Chase Hilgenbrinck, a New England Revolution defender, in a release
> on his decision to retire and enter a Catholic seminary in Maryland:
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> "After years of discernment, I feel strongly that the Lord has called
> me to become a priest in the Catholic Church.  Playing professional
> soccer has been my passion for a long time and I feel blessed to have
> successfully lived out this dream.  My passion now is to do the will
> of God, which is wanting only what he wants for me.  Though I will
> miss the game of soccer, I know that I am moving on to something much greater."
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> Wouldn't one have years of something else -- contemplation? thought?
> -- before arriving at an instant, a moment of discernment?
>
> Boston Globe, July 17, C2/3.
>
> Joel
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