blog




  • Essay / Mission Apollo 8: Vocational Glory to God - 1896

    Recognizing that God is part of our vocation within the community can be confusing for us, how can we serve God in the different areas of our life while the world teaches such different points of view? We are encouraged to share our witness, testimony, and service within our families, workplace, and social settings. Family includes the home within our lives, touching every role of parent, child, and spouse. It becomes acceptable to compartmentalize areas of our lives and serve in comfortable zones. Consumerism and societal pressures challenge us to withdraw from the Spirit when we feel intimidated, out of place, or even unworthy of God's involvement in our lives. We are called to be “the salt of the earth,” accepting the challenge of uniting God’s call to all of our lives. According to Migliore, “United in Christ by the power of the Spirit, we form one community; we are members of the same body and mutually dependent on each other. Recognizing that God works with all areas of community unites families, the workplace, and social settings. Conclusion: By my mid-20s, I was good at compartmentalizing my life; work life, social life, family life, and church life all functioned on how I thought the people involved in the compartments expected me to react. This state of mind separated me from God and the consciousness of a