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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - Office for Vocations
DESCRIPTION:THE MEANING OF VOCATION \nFrom the writing of St John Paul II6 \n◊◊◊ \nFaith and love are not just words or vague feelings. Believing and loving \nGod means a consistent life\, lived wholly in the light of the Gospel. This is not \neasy. It often calls for great courage in going against the trends of fashion and \nthe opinions of our world. But this is the one requirement for a truly successful \nand happy life. \nIf\, in spite of your personal effort to follow Christ you are sometimes weak \nand do not live in conformity to the law of love\, to the commandments\, do not \nbe discouraged. Christ continues to wait for you. He\, Jesus\, is the Good \nShepherd who searches for the lost sheep and who tenderly bears it on his \nshoulder. Christ is the friend who never lets you down. \nIn the gospel story we see that the young man\, having affirmed that he \nhas kept the commandments\, adds: “What do I still lack?” The young heart\, \nmoved by God’s grace\, felt a desire for greater generosity\, more commitment\, \ngreater love. This desire for more is characteristic of youth; a heart that is in \nlove does not calculate\, does not begrudge\, it wants to give of itself without \nmeasure. “Jesus\, looking at him\, loved him and said to him\, come\, follow me.” \nTo those who entered the path of life by observing the commandments\, \nthe Lord proposes new horizons; the Lord proposes to the means that are loftier \nand calls them to commit themselves to his love without reserve. To discover \nthis call\, this vocation\, is to realize that Christ is looking on you and inviting you \nby his glance to give yourself totally in love. Before this glance\, before his love\, \nthe heart opens its doors gradually and is capable of saying yes. \nIf some of you hear the call to follow Christ more closely\, to dedicate your \nentire heart to him\, like the apostles John and Paul\, be generous\, do not be \nafraid\, because you have nothing to fear when the prize that you await is God \nHimself\, for whom\, sometimes without ever knowing it\, all young people are \nsearching. \nYoung people who are hastening to me\, young people who more than \nanything else want to know what you must do to gain eternal life\, always say yes \nto God and he will fill you with his happiness. \n“There is one thing you lack\, come\, follow me”. Is Jesus perhaps repeating \nto some of you today: “There is one thing you lack?” Is he perhaps asking for \neven more love\, more generosity\, more sacrifice? Yes\, the love of Christ involves \ngenerosity and sacrifice. To follow Christ and to serve the world in his name \nrequires courage and strength. There is no place for selfishness – and no place \nfor fear! Do not be afraid\, then\, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid \nwhen love requires sacrifice. \nTo each one of you I say\, therefore: Heed the call of Christ when you hear \nhim saying to you: “Follow me!” Walk in my path! Stand by my side! Remain in \nmy love! There is a choice to be made: a choice for Christ and the way of life\, \nand his commandment of love. \n  \n6 The Meaning of Vocation – St John Paul II – Scepter Publishers – Princeton\, NJ – 1997 – pg 18.12 \n  \n 
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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