Call

When dealing with our own personal suffering, it is important to realize that God has a special call for each one of us.  This includes a life vocation as well an every day invitation to follow Him.

Recently Pope Benedict exhorted the faithful to recognize Christ's call in their everyday lives and to look towards him as the only source of hope. "He lives now among the community of disciples that is the Church (importance of belonging to a parish), and still today calls people to follow him. The call can come at any moment. Today too, Jesus continues to say, "Come, follow me" (Mk 10:21)," the Pope said. 

"Accepting his invitation means no longer choosing our own path. Following him means immersing our own will in the will of Jesus, truly giving him priority, giving him pride of place in every area of our lives: in the family, at work, in our personal interests, in ourselves. It means handing over our very lives to Him, living in profound intimacy with Him, entering through Him into communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit, and consequently with our brothers and sisters."

If we truly give Christ "priority" and die to ourselves by "no longer choosing" our own way, we can expect the cross, but also the grace to endure to the end.

Vocation