VOCATION JOURNEY: A REFLECTION,
CELEBRATION, PRAYER
What is Vocation?
Vocation
(vo 'ka shen)
To
call (from the latin "Vocare")
Life task by which one earns a living
To enter and live by a religious belief or way of life (i.e. priest, deacon, or nun)
Life task by which one earns a living
To enter and live by a religious belief or way of life (i.e. priest, deacon, or nun)
No
matter how you define vocation, one definition that can bring great purpose to
one's life is a Christian belief that God has created each person with gifts
and talents oriented toward specific purposes and way of life. In other words
"Its what you do while you do what you do."
Each
of us has a vocation. So you want to become a teacher, a lawyer, a gardener, a
receptionist, a doctor, a network engineer, a musician, an administrator. You
want to live your life as a mother, a father, an Aunt or Uncle. Vocation is the
act of living out the gifts and talents that allow you to live as the lawyer,
musician, father, or aunt. It's responding to the call of God's service in your
own unique way.
Vocation
is concerned with...
WORK
Community Involvement
Re-Creation/Leisure
Identity
|
GOD
Purpose or Meaning
Decisions
Openness to Change
|
TALENTS
Relationships
Discovery
Exploration
|
But what
if you are still discovering your gifts and talents? Or, perhaps you want to
explore additional possibilities; good discernment skills will guide your
decisions.
What
is discernment?
Discern (dis 'cern)
To
identify
To perceive as being different, to distinguish
To recognize or comprehend
To sift and sort
To perceive as being different, to distinguish
To recognize or comprehend
To sift and sort
The
gift that God gave us that He didn't give the rest of creation is the Gift of
Choice. What defines us are the choices we make and the actions that reflect
them - our decisions. Discerning is taking into consideration all elements of
choice and utilizing those considerations in service of the greater good of God
and His creation.
Good
discernment and decision making marks the intersection of the following four
questions:
1. What do I deeply enjoy about who I am
and what I do? What am I most passionate about?
2. What talents do I have naturally? What
gifts have I most developed?
3. What does the world around me need
right now? What career path have I chosen and how will that fit into the needs
of the world?
4. Which option is best for me? Which
option will be best in providing service to the world?
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