Consider Your Calling

Consider your own calling…. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.  Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God.  It is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

I Corinthians 1:  26-31

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“I have heard it said that families with many children and high birth rates are among the causes of poverty. It seems to me a simplistic opinion. I can say that the main cause of poverty is an economic system that has removed the person from the center and replaced him with the god of money; an economic system that excludes and creates the throwaway culture in which we live. … It is necessary to protect families, which face various threats, so that they can bear witness to the beauty of the family in God's plan”.

Pope Francis

General Audience

 21 January 2015

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“But when families are strong and united, children can see God's special love in the love of their father and mother and can grow to make their country a loving and prayerful place. The child is God's best gift to the family and needs both mother and father because each one shows God's love in a special way. The family that prays together stays together, and if they stay together they will love one another as God has loved each one of them. And works of love are always works of peace.”

Mother Teresa

Message to the Fourth UN Women’s Conference

Beijing, 1997

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“Consider your own calling.”  Saint Paul’s words to the Corinthians are also directed to us.  At times it may be easy to list reasons why we can’t--or won't--do something.  But when the Lord is calling us and giving us the grace to do more than we believe may be humanly possible, we must put aside any and all excuses. 

God has chosen each of us to do something that only we can do.  Each and every day God presents us with opportunities to be signs of His love and care for all those we meet.  What is He calling you to do today?

May we witness our faith, hope and love, as spiritual mothers and fathers, especially to the weakest and most vulnerable among us.  Let us pray for each other!

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