Just Do One Thing

God knows us before all time and he has called each of us, at our Baptism, by name just as he called the twelve apostles.  What is it that he calls us to do?  He calls us, just as he called the twelve apostles to follow him, learn from him and be his disciples. While most of us are not called to give up everything in order to follow him like those first disciples were  we are still called to follow him none the less.

( I have to admit that I have always felt a little sorry for Zebedee.   Zebedee, with the help of his sons, fished for a living and along comes a man named Jesus, and before Zebedee knew what was happening, his sons get up and leave him to answer the call of Jesus, and leave Zebedee alone holding the nets.  But I digress.)

Each of us is called to uniquely live out God’s plan for us through our vocation; whether it be through the priesthood, consecrated life, marriage or the single life; whether it be as a parent, child, teacher, student, clerk, lawyer, doctor, nurse, caretaker, laborer, policeman, fireman, soldier, or whatever; whether it be in business, education, public safety, service to others, medicine, research or by being at home. Yes, each one of us are called to live our vocations in our world each and every day.  But do we take the time to listen?  Do we try to discern what God is asking us to do?  Do we take the time each day to pray and listen to his voice?  Each one of us is a unique creation of God and each one of us has a unique role to play in building God’s kingdom here on earth.

~Barbara Dury