I'm in training to be a 'master' but I still feel like a 'dog.'
Speaking for myself, and hopefully most of my classmates, when I say I know the office of pastor has nothing to do with being better or being in possession of secret knowledge, it's not having a hotline to God. It's being called out from among my fellow sheep to offer a service.
This surely must be understood, but I want to emphasize, these pastors who raised your anger shouldn't disqualify all of us who offer leadership, comfort, and guidance. It also should go without saying that seminaries don't offer guarantees and dispite the rigors and evaluations in place, very flawed people can be ordained. Not every pastor lives up to their Master, church members should be realistic but expect an individual leader to earn their trust -- rather than giving it automatically. Not every seminary defines the role of pastor the same way, and one pastor's sense of what they're to do or be about, can vary from another. See my blog to learn a bit about the preparations.

bibleblogger is right to say there is no specific scriptural instruction to baptize infants. Of course there is no specific scriptural instruction to baptize teenagers, middle age women, or old men either. This is a peripheral issue for me, I'm not going to get bent out of shape over infant baptism. The bottom line, as I see it, is the saving work of God in Jesus Christ, and that we believe. To believe, for me, means 'to hang all my hopes on', as well as, 'pledge allegiance to' Jesus as Lord.

I think the original poster was talking about something that's hard to deny: that some people just seem to get way more misfortune than others. Maybe there are people in their lives that cause problems on all kinds of different levels, or maybe they just have more unexpected tragedy in their lives for no good reason. Then the reply comment was also saying something legit -- that pain is relative. Everyone experiences their own worst situation as causing a lot of pain, and it's impossible to make your own pain or bad situation feel less crappy by telling yourself that other people have it worse.
Not to knock your points. You made some good ones and gave some good advice.

Timely written for me. I'm contemplating similar stuff, but coming from a much different context perhaps. Do you think you can put together the desire and commitment to be good, while at the same time believing that it doesn't win points with God. Maybe it's even unnecessary -- not convinced of that though -- I think God really does want us to pursue goodness. Would be interested if you would read and comment on any part of my recent blog articles "Lutheran Seminarian, Etc. thanks, Pepperman