Hey guys, this is my first time writing in and I really hope it ain't the last. I just want to share with you guys my experience this past weeks. I finally discerned my major and it was thanks to HIS amazing grace. For the longest period of time, I was caught in a dilemma for my choice of major. There were 2 contenders: econs or social work. I know both majors are like 2 ends of the spectrum but it really felt like its what I really wanted to do. At the beginning of sem, one of the first people I met at the corner was Jessica. She was sharing with me that she forgot to declare her major, which was social work by the way, and that meant that she could not do her core modules this sem. I was half joking with her then that if I did become a social work major, I would do with her the core modules next sem. That Sunday as I went for mass, somehow I was touched by the hymn Here I am, Lord. I was tearing and I didn't know why. I was telling this to Gabriel and he told me that it must have happened for a reason but just that it was probably not made known to me yet. The following Sunday, I attended Mass alone. I kinda did my own mass preparation by praying not to be late and thank God I reached on time just as the procession was entering the back of the church. To my surprise, the celebrant was one of my favourite priest, who is Father Vas by the way, as I always felt he gave deep sermons. Anyways, as Mass started, I felt at peace and it was like I was in a zone or something. Ask me now what the hymns were or what texts were read during Mass and I really can't tell you. And it really seemed to me that He was calling me to do social work. I was really troubled by this actually but as I went for my monthly scripture prep for lectors later that morning, the advice that was given to me by my president was that if I finally made a decision and I felt at peace after that, then it would have been the right decision. It struck me that then that I had heard this some place else. As I pondered it after that, I finally realized that Victor had told me the same advice some time back. It really feels as if the whole event has came to a full circle and I really want to thank Him for this whole experience. It is a first for me and I feel truly humbled by the whole thing. And there you have it, a new social work major is born. I pray now that we will not be a dying breed in the CSS community in the years to come. Amen!
Gregory "giraffe" Li
