'How does one know if the Lord is calling? In varied ways, but as
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta responded when asked how someone knows if she
is called: 'She knows. She knows.' This is the language of the heart,
and often it is difficult to put words to the language of the heart. The
good news is, no one discerns a vocation in the Church alone - with the
help of a vocation director, you will be able to discern whether the
Lord is calling you to one community or another, or to marriage or the
single life. All disciples of Christ are called to love without
limits...' (from Sisters of Life website)
'She knows. She knows...'
When I first heard these words spoken by Mother Teresa, I thought my heart would burst into flame. Watching a
videotape
with my husband, I too felt an inexplicable, unwordable sense of being
called. Not able to understand how that fit in with my life as a wife
and mother, still I knew. I just knew....
(continue)
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