Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time (Year II)
Ephesians 4:1-6 | Psalm 23:1-6 | Luke 12:54-59
I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. (Ephesians 4:1)
I stumbled across a writeup on the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne website titled “What is a Vocation?” It’s short enough that I recommend you read it in its entirety, but in short, a vocation answers the question “What does God want me to be?”
All vocations (single life, married life, consecrated life, ordained ministry) share a common objective: to love God. They also share a common call to follow the Way that Christ taught us, and that He Himself followed unto the cross:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Love your neighbour as yourself. (Matthew 22:37,39)
After much pondering, I think that, despite others’ suggestions, my vocation at this point in life shall remain in married life. It’s not for lack of desire to give myself to God in a more committed fashion, but a realisation that I still fall quite short in my current vocation of married life. There’s a lot more love that I can share with my wife, and until I can open myself up to that, there’s really no reason to add another layer of consecration to Christ.
Brothers and sisters, why not review your commitment and progress in your chosen vocation today, and see what improvements can be made?
Amen.