That's the life we had to abandon when we started following God's call. Now we are just responsible to show up with a vision of what God is doing in the world. Bosnian farmers like this one will have enough Church World Service seeds to plant, sell and to help support a local mental health hospital. Let me assure you that I am not an extraordinary person, even though most people assumed I was after hearing that I had taken off into a war zone at the ripe old age of 23, not knowing the language or people in that region. We only need to be willing to follow God's leading and the life of Christ.
Spiritual discernment demands constant reflection, openness and flexibility.
But discerning God's leading is not always easy. Solitude can be a seedbed of creativity, providing a space in which to contemplate and express our longings, fears and joys. The capacity to be alone can be an invaluable resource, an opportunity to cultivate the arts of attentiveness and prayerful reflection that are a part of any search for insight and meaning. Discernment may involve meditation, prayer, reading, writing, walking, painting, Bible study or a combination of these exercises. Spiritual discernment demands constant reflection, openness and flexibility.