Mpho Tutu on her spiritual journey
10 minutes with … Mpho Tutu
From Religious News Service
Parents of teenagers who have wandered from their family’s religious traditions—or teenagers who have no interest at all in anything religious or spiritual—may be heartened to hear the story Mpho Tutu tells.The youngest child of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, Mpho was once a spiritually adrift youngster herself.
Ordained as an Episcopal priest by her father in 2004, Tutu recently published a book co-written with her father, “Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes a Difference,” where the pair speaks candidly about their shared Christian faith.
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Q: When did you realize you might have a calling to the priesthood?
A: I came via the scenic route. There were two pieces of experience for me. One was a little like Jonah where God says, “I want you to go to Nineveh.” Oh no. I’m going to Tarsus. Tarsus sounds like a really nice place. I’m heading off in the opposite direction. And fast!
