Understanding God's Call
The Lord has a plan for each of us;
he calls each one of us by name.
Our task is to learn how to listen,
to perceive his call, to be courageous
and faithful in following him and,
when all is said and done, to be found
trustworthy servants who have used
well the gifts given us.
Pope Benedict XVI
Through baptism God calls us all to follow Christ. Calls us to live according
to the Gospel. Calls us to be holy. People respond to this call in many
different ways. Some people follow this calling through religious life.
Such a call may come as a
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sense of longing for something more;
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a desire to commit one's life completely to Christ;
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wanting to be of service to others in and through the Church;
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a suggestion or invitation from another.
God's call to each of us is as personal and individual as we are,
but it is always a call to love, to freedom, to fullness of life.
“I have loved you with an everlasting love
therefore I have called you."
Jeremiah31
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