“A word and warning to the wise, if you do not try to hear and heed God’s call in your own life, you may just wind up in one of my future homily stories. Had I not heard and heeded God’s call, I would have never been privileged to have the tremendous joy as serving you as a priest for 40 years and as your pastor for 28, which have been far beyond my wildest hopes and dreams of what would happen if I answered God’s call 40 years ago.”