Vocation?
I read an article about vocations in the Vision Vocation Guide. It was by two nuns who gave me a totally different
perspective on answering to God’s call. These
are the two paragraphs from this article:
As the two women discuss the
issues this question raises, neither sister is trying to push the listener into
the convent. Just because someone is interested in prayer and spirituality,
they point out, doesn’t necessarily mean they’re called to religious life.
“Maybe this is a call to be open to
any number of directions God might be calling you,” said Kollasch. “I think
it’s safe to say that God is calling you somehow to a deeper relationship with
Godself,” Vieira said. ‘You don’t have to answer the question: ‘Should I be a
nun?’ Instead we can go with what we can be sure of, which is that God wants to
know you, maybe in a new or deeper way.”
I cannot stop thinking about this definition. I became a priest because I was attracted to
ministry and to some priests. I wanted
to be like them. Yes, there was some
attraction towards God but… Now, when I am no longer experiencing this same
thing attractions, I need to find another reason that holds me in ministry or ….. I need to
look for something different. If I want
to have a meaningful life and vocation, the reason why I stay in ministry and
priesthood has to be different from the reason why I came to ministry and
priesthood. My love for God and attraction to God has to be
that reason.
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