into something by an overzealous or
desperate vocation director! some
feel that a visit to a community or
even a phone call is too close to a
commitment.
While those are understandable fears, most people would be
surprised to know how slowly and
carefully we vocation directors also
want to proceed. in fact, vocation directors are often especially cautious
about individuals who feel they are
ready to move in after only one visit
or phone call.
The forecast: Partial visibility
often men and women discerning
a religious vocation get stuck in the
early stages of their discernment by
a premature need for certainty and
a desire to have more information
than they can possibly have from
where they stand. Many, and i would
include myself in this group, stand at
step one of a journey and try to visu-
alize what will happen at step
47. We
try to anticipate every potential prob-
lem and prefer to have every glitch
worked out before we feel safe taking
that very first step. “What happens
if i get to the novitiate and find out i
don’t like it? What if i take vows and
they ask me to do a job i don’t like?
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Enter #143 at VocationMatch.com
VISION 2013
