Surely then, the Call of God does not begin with a list of qualifications. In a moment of shattering and healing or sheer amazement, the love of God moves our hearts. The point of all this is that to catch a glimpse of the glory of God is to know our selves as human beings with a calling. Jobs come and go. Occupations end and begin again.
Occupations are incidental to a calling.
Teach that to your children. Your dignity is in your vocation, not your occupation. The calling of God is what gives our lives meaning. Ours is a life-long ministry shaped by the dimensions of our exerience of God, and the empowerment of God's love. Just as when you have seen a city from the air in the setting that surrounds it, your vision of that place will never be the same.