Priests, like their counterparts in other faiths, are expected to be solid administrators, understanding employers and great preachers. The faithful expect them to work well with children, with the elderly, with the pious, the wretched. Clerics must be gracious to any yo-yo who walks through the door. You're supposed to be outgoing, but still have a lot of quiet prayer time. But it's unrealistic.
Priests are just human beings.
But the rewards make up for the labor. They feel free and that is such a great privilege to see. Savickas vividly remembers ordination. The bishop in silence lays his hands on the priest's head to invoke the Holy Spirit. And with that act, which has been a continuous act for 2,000 years now, from bishop to bishop to bishop, you are ordained a priest.