I became ordained by The ULC because God wanted me to - although at the time I didn't know that. Some friends of mine wanted to get married and were having difficulty selecting someone to officiate due to the religious differences of their families. Becoming ordained and officiating for them seemed like the solution, so I became ordained. They wound up not getting married, and I never pursuied any type of ministry until recently. In truth, I had become so disconnected from faith that I believed myself to be an athiest for a number of years. Then God got through to me. As I traveled the various paths of my existence, another path always paralleled the one that I traveled. This path was waiting for me, and I could have embarked upon it at any time, but I did not know it was there. It is the path that God has been guiding me to for almost 50 years. Ironically, this path only became visible to me after I started losing my eyesight. I do not know why God wants an old, sick, half-blind cripple doing His work, but he tends to work in mysterious ways! So, here I am.
