Discernment
While discerning your call to follow Jesus the following guidelines may be helpful to you:
Look
- Look for Christ’s presence in your everyday life, seeing His powerful, yet gentle hand guiding your every action
- Look for opportunities to serve Christ and His Church
- Look at the charisms of religious communities to see what would be in keeping with your own gifts and talents
Listen
- Listen in silence to His voice guiding you in prayer
- Listen for His call in your life through other people and events
- Listen to the writings of the saints and imitate their virtues
Learn
- Learn of Jesus who is gentle and humble of heart
- Learn of Christ’s love for you by frequently attending Mass and celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Learn the art of opening yourself to the graces God has in store for you
Love
- Love the gifts God has given you and use them for His glory
- Love and serve others with the Heart of Christ
- Love spending time in silence and prayer
Live
- Live in faith, knowing that God will continue to reveal His call to you
- Live in trust, opening your mind and heart to His lead
- Live in peace, knowing that a sense of peacefulness accompanies doing God’s will
