Vocation as a calling within a community for the benefit of the group is the creational mandate. Creational vocation surpasses mere individualism but still falls short in grounding ourself and our occupations in the deeper works of the Soul. A spiritual vocation takes on the form of an icon or a symbol which increasingly but never exhaustively points to the meaning of life. It is a dynamic call to participate in the covenantal history of God. Instead of careerist questions we must ask deeper questions of our life situations.
Soul brings order out of chaos for the purpose of justice.
So can we. In many ways we can influence the environment and the workplace so that people are humanized and given a sense of meaning - even if this means merely showing personal interest in the person who pumps your gas. The creation of harmony is incarnating the Governance of the Creator. Some of our life situations afford the opportunity to restore what was once whole or liberate from oppressive structures those in bondage. No matter what our job it's our honour to engage in these activities.