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unthinkable,
unspeakable
and
immeasurable omniscience. To come
close to an understanding of such an
implausible design for life, many saints
and mystics have generously and freely
taught by experience of what I call the art
of being collaborators of love. Our life is a
gift of love God. To live life to the fullest
can be possible only when the fruit of that
love is manifested precisely as Love would
expect. The best part however, is that
Love is never forced upon us. So, one
needs to seek, find and fulfil. Among the
many saints, doctors and mystics of
Christs
Church,
many
have
recommended and even designed
systematic ways of discerning ones call in
life. Be it St. Catherine of Sienna, St.
Ignatius of Loyola, St. Paul, St Augustine
and so forth.
One of the most important aspects of
discerning ones calling/vocation in life,
common in all the recommendations of
saints, is to have a heart and mind that is
willing to explore. Cooperation with Gods
grace will do the rest. One common
challenge or rather shortcoming in
discerning vocations is that we fail to see
in and around our own circumstances. We
look for answers or for Gods voice
everywhere, but seldom in the very
present circumstances of our lives. This
angle is as important as every other. It is
clearly and repeatedly evident in the lives
of many of those who responded to Gods
call, mentioned especially in the Holy
Gospels. Jesus entered in to the very now
of peoples lives, spoke to them in the
midst of their day-to-day realities and
called them. Now those who said yes to
His call did not spare time in doing so. By
grace, they let their hearts and minds to
follow the call, to experience the
possibilities and in the end bear fruit that
would be greater than their most
unthinkable imagination.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attached is a flyer giving details of the visit
of Aneel Aranha, a renowned international
preacher and retreat leader. He will be
speaking at St Peters parish on May 17
from 7 9 pm. He will be commissioning
the opening of the discipleship program at
St Peters. Please attend and invite your
family and friends as well. Please
remember this mission in your prayers.
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