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The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted.

While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was a choice before that one, the choice God made in calling me to be his in the first place.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it.

Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our Lord may wish to work in you. It is certainly a higher virtue of the soul, and a greater grace, to be able to enjoy the Lord in different times and different places than in only one.

The Bible says that you marry for life, okay. It's a lifetime decision.

The Savior will let you feel the love He feels for those you serve. The call is an invitation to become like Him.

One of the hardest jobs in ministry is keeping your own relationship with God where it needs to be.

We come to love those we serve. If we choose to begin to serve the Master out of even a glimmer of faith, we will begin to know Him. We will come to know His purposes for the people we serve for Him. Even when they do not accept our offer to serve them, we will feel His appreciation if we persist.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.