Sympathy for the Devil

Weird that I'm posting twice within the same hour...something's up though. Something bad. I was talking with Peter on gChat about meeting up tomorrow to buy supplies for a service event when Mico IMed me. We were just goofing around about random things and then she pointed out that Peter's Gmail status was "EMO forreals this time." This is one aspect of Peter's comic nature. I asked him what was up and if his job's manager, Donna, owned him. He responded saying that his parents told him to never come home again.

This past year, whenever Pete and I, or anyone for that matter, got on the subject of future plans, he always joked around about oblivious his parents were to his decision to go into seminary. They were expecting him to take his tests and continue his life at a dental school, but he didn't feel called to be there and we all knew that. If you ask anyone who knows him, the kid studies his theology like a child of God should and he has a gift in approaching a room full of people to share what's on his heart whether the material he's willing to cover will bring him to tears or not. He casts his pride and fear aside to carry out God's mission for him and we all see it in his eyes no matter how much he may kid around.

At any rate, he told his parents the truth about his future yesterday and how he applied to seminary school behind their back. Yeah, maybe not the best idea since they would probably have something to do with the payment but I mean it happens. I can't possibly understand the situation. From what he told me there was no compromise. Instead, they told him to never come home and do whatever he wants with his life.

I'm pretty speechless about it all. I didn't even really know what to say to him when we were talking about it. I always hear about those stories, but never do I think it will happen to someone so close to me. Pete is such a great brother of mine and words can't explain how much I love him. I'll support him in any way that I can and I told him that. Further than merely paying him back for the love he's shown me, that's just what brothers do. I know myself where he should be. He should not be fixing someone's mouth. I think he's doing the right thing and I just pray that he will get his parents to see what him and I and God and everyone else sees. Life is a roller coaster.