Daily Thought For September 17, 2019

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The Christian Vocation Is About Life In Abundance

Every authentic vocation is a calling to live ever more fully. We should be wary of callings that may mask refusal to engage life, fear of love, flight from the body or feelings, or a lack of acceptance of human existence as it is. Accepting one’s calling should mean choosing a more intense, abundant way of life, not fear-driving flight, or a disguised choice of death, as can happen with some poorly discerned religious commitments.

from Called To Life by Fr. Jacques Philippe pp. 24-25

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