Awakening the Vision

"To say a 'yes' to God means answering a call, rather than initiating it. The process leading to that answer and later affirmation by the Church is called discernment.

"In some ways, vocation discernment is similar to career planning. Both involve recognizing talents and personality traits suited to work tasks.

"However, recognizing a vocation is so much more than deciding on a career.

"We choose our career.

"Our vocation is God’s choice of us."

from the Vocations website of the Diocese of Arlington