“What do you seek?”
If this question is kicking around inside your brain and messing with your heart, read on.
There’s lots we seek: food, water and shelter. Hey, that’s just to survive. Usually, we throw in a few companions and we are off, surviving at life. But who wants to just survive?
“What do you seek?”
Deep down each person longs for more than survival, much more. We want to be fully alive. We want to thrive! But really where’s the recipe for that? So how does one THRIVE?
Hummm, weighty questions. Where do you get real answers in a platitude world? Okay that was another question, but really, where does one start to find that direction, the practical guide to living life in a fruitful and fulfilling way?
God seeks to answer those questions. God wants us to thrive…those who live according to their own designs are dominated by them and quite frankly, merely surviving. (ref. Rom 8:5) Purpose. Direction. Support. Satisfaction. God calls each one of us to a unique way of being in the world, to a life of purpose and fulfillment. The Author of Life has equipped us to find our calling and to THRIVE!
“What do you seek?”
Sure, it is easy to advise someone to go seek out what God wants. But really, how do we get there? We believe and know first hand, “Our help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” (Ps 121: 2) And so we seek God in our daily lives. We seek God in prayer. We seek God together. We approach each day, each moment as an opportunity to see God revealed in our lives, no matter how weird, painful or common that moment might be. But maybe most importantly we let our heart seek God’s answer. After all, we have tried doing what we prefer and we were left longing for more.
If these questions are kicking around inside your brain and messing with your heart join us in seeking God. Pray, pray by asking, “What do You, God, want me to do with my life?” And LISTEN, listen with your heart.
We, the Benedictine Sisters of Watertown, SDakota welcome you in this discussion about vocations and invite you to join us as we discern our life’s calling.
May you recognize God’s presence in the mundane, the exciting…sacred moments all!
Barbara Younger, Assistant Vocations Coordinator
SeekPrayListen 
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