Vocation is mystery, in that it unfolds during the course of a lifetime. Vocation goes beyond the idea of career, what one does, to the whole of a person, who one is . Each person has been gifted by God with certain talents, insights, and abilities. As Christians, we believe we must use these gifts in service and leadership. How we do that is our vocation.
Vocation includes the single life, married life, religious life, and priesthood.
The process of figuring out our call is the process of discernment. Discernment Discernment is more than just decision-making. It is not making a decision between good and bad choices. Discernment involves listening to ourselves, and to God's voice in our lives. Discernment is done by taking time to pray, talk with others whose values and insights you trust, thinking, journaling, and just spending time with yourself.