Why Are You Here?

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I was reading "Our Vocation To Love" in "Columbia" (the Knights of Columbus magazine), and the editor shared this quote from Father Jacques Philippe:

"How sad it would be to cut oneself off from God's action and bury oneself in the narrow illusory world of one's own projects."

Wow.

And then, quoting St. Francis de Sales:

"We all have a vocation.  God has placed us in this life to fill a special need that no one else can accomplish."

The editor went on, making his point about vocations, that, as the Church has stated, we all share a "universal call to holiness--that is, the call to receive and share in the love of God."

Recognizing that for many it may be difficult to know what their special call is, he quotes St. Therese of Lisieux, emphasizing that our call may not always be about the future, but about taking a "single step," in this moment, today.

It is easy to be anxious if we struggle in these matters, especially if we worry about the future, but as Fr. Philippe said, we need to be careful not to bury ourselves in our own projects while cutting ourselves off from God.

If you are wondering why you are here, wonder no more.  Know that God created you out of love and he is with you where you are.

Any wonderful, amazing, ambitious project we might create is truly just an illusion if it is not embedded with the grace of God.

Janet Cassidy
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