Thanks for this Forbes article, Steve. I observe
myself and others needing, and having the opportunity to, re-find our
"calling". This happens often as circumstances change - health,
economic resources, people dying, new friends, new ideas,
communities/institutions dying, communities/institutions showing
signs of new life, etc. . And the more I am sensitive to the nuances of my
situation, the more I realize that there are open doors in even the most
restrictive situations (The Future Is Open) - so circumstances are always
changing, at least somewhat.
In Forbes, such a dollar oriented publication,
this author uses the word "calling" - that comes from a religious tradition -
our human concept of who God is *
"calling" us to know-do-be something. She makes good
points - including taking the long view (what does the future require?).
But "following your dreams" doesn't quite cut it as a total substitute for using
what you have to serve the needs of the universe.
In this 50th year of EI/ICA, some of the questions to
live with: Considering what we were/are/might be, what is our
calling? What are we called to know/do/be? What are some of the
important partnerships the future needs?
Janice Ulangca
* Just back from a
great week at Chautauqua with M-F talks by John Shelby Spong. Thus the
"human concept of God" as a foundation for approaching the Bible, theology,
the depth and openness of life.
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with "shape" to find your calling,more like these
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