| Vocations
Information... Is God Calling? |
“A
vocation is God’s call” (const 94) |
| When
most of us began considering a religious vocation, we asked
ourselves questions such as: |
| How
will I know if this is for me?
What is God’s will for me in my life?
Where will I find peace and fulfilment in life?
How can I be sure that God is calling me to be a sister?
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| While
we may never know with absolute certainty that our choices
are the best ones for us, we can walk through a process that
can help us become clearer about whether or not we are being
called to religious life. |
| First,
ask yourself about your readiness to discern these questions. |
Ability
and openness:
Am
I open to whatever God is calling me?
Am
I free to respond to that call? |
Desire:
Do I sense
a degree of potential satisfaction, hope or joy when I consider
religious life? |
Proper
motivation:
What is
my primary motivation in considering religious life?
Would I
experience peace and a sense of fulfillment as a sister? |
General
disposition:
Am I able
to become a sister at this time in my life?
Am I reasonably
healthy, emotionally stable and spiritually centred? |
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If
you feel comfortable with your answers, you may want to enter
into a more specific spiritual discernment process that can
help you know more clearly if religious life might be the
right choice for you. The following outline of a possible
discernment process combines reflection, prayer, dialogue
and Scripture (reading the Scriptures, having a quiet time
for God and finding a spiritual guide): to contiune
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