A Schedule For Discernment

[AugustineA]

Prayers for you and your journey!

 

Thank you, may the Lord bless you! 

 

and everyone in this thread actually. 

[NotreDame]

Really? I thought five years was pretty good.

 

See my edit below (in italics bold) and see if it makes more sense.  It was in the spirit of Marigold's following post, but you might not be as deadset as we read the post.  Still, try out some SD, talk to some different groups, read about discernment of spirits, keep an open mind, and I'm sure it will all shake out ok. 

 

I don't know much about your situation, but it seems a little early on in your discernment for you to be so dead-set on a vocation and especially a specific order. 

[marigold]

I am not holding it in dreamland. The things I cherish in religious life I've always held very dear to my heart, even when I wasn't a Christian, but I do see religious life reflected in the scriptures. 

 

I know you guys are helping, but I'm not investing so narrowly in one option as you may think? I've travelled the world, graduated university; I have a good job, and future aspirations to go to Korea while paying off my student loans, volunteer with my parish, get certified to teach crossfit.

 

Religious life (ie. a prayer rule, hard work, regular worship, charity and volunteer work) just seems something that I naturally gravitate towards outside of a community, so it seems to me that that's likely where I should or will be. 

 

Finally I understand that your guys' cautions are due to your generosity, and I sincerely thank you for looking out for me so I don't get burned in this process. And I know I need more experience with religious communities. 

 

Well, you did say it was singularly your own dream, and that you hadn't told anyone. That's the final barb, I promise! :evil: I was thinking about this yesterday and started to feel bad for being so blunt with you. I stand by what I meant, but I didn't want it to end up like a ton of bricks on your aspirations, which I think are good.

[AugustineA]

oh, yeah I just meant I haven't told everyone and spread it about. Sorry guys.. 

[vee]

When I first started discerning religious life a priest told me to pray very much to the Holy Spirit for light (to know God's will) direction, and strength.  There hasnt been a dull moment since.

 

Ive also always found this very helpful, I know its on women's community website and you're a man but the article applies to everyone. 

http://www.lafayettecarmelites.org/god_calling.php

[Hemma]

oh, yeah I just meant I haven't told everyone and spread it about. Sorry guys.. 

 

And that's actually something good, after all. It's a very important thing for my SD.

[Spem in alium]

oh okay, cool. How did you meet once a month while overseas? That's alot of flying about. 

Hehe, it is! But thankfully, she lived about five minutes' walk from me, so that was no problem :) I had a director while I was overseas and she encouraged me to find another when I got back home.

 

I'm praying for you.