tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639308185701880635.post5995266251250617993..comments2023-11-01T00:32:55.019+11:00Comments on DJStrickland REMIX: Calling and Os Guinnessarmybarmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10141783512269762143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639308185701880635.post-28447993306877713802007-01-31T04:49:00.000+11:002007-01-31T04:49:00.000+11:00Words and their inherent historical meaning have u...Words and their inherent historical meaning have undergone a steady devaluation over the years. As John Stott has shared, “Vocation”, in its popular usage refers to one’s work or career. It’s a grandiose way of asking, “What do you do for a living?” And, the common term “vocational training” means training for a specific trade. Historically however, the word “vocation” had a much nobler connotation. Its emphasis was not on what one does, but rather, to what one is "called" to do. The difference is found in the word "called". “Vocation” is in fact a Latin word, whose Anglo-Saxon equivalent is “calling”. It was not a calling “to do” (a job) but “to be”, a "calling to purpose".<br /> <br />As an educator I often hear colleagues refer to their calling, perhaps somewhat portentously, and many indeed view it as a higher calling. I remind them that all are called...<br /> <br />Teaching is the place where I celebrate my calling, where I elaborate on my philosophical and Christian foundation seeking to move my students to that eternally significant moment when values and a sense of vocation forms. <br /><br />Carl Gustav Jung, who exhibited a unique passion for connecting persons with their vocation/calling said that, “in the face of the very real powers that dominate us, only an equally real power or encounter can offer help”.<br /> <br />Browning’s description was, <br /> <br /> “moments,<br /> Sure tho’ seldom ……………<br /> When the spirit’s true endowments<br /> Stand out plainly from its false ones”<br /><br />Every Christian’s calling demands that we come to that moment, surrender to it, and lead others to it as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639308185701880635.post-60745749429584275382007-01-30T12:53:00.000+11:002007-01-30T12:53:00.000+11:00thanks Joe.
I think you are on to something... wit...thanks Joe.<br />I think you are on to something... with the inclusion of both the 'unlearned' and the 'learned' jesus invited EVERYONE to follow Him. It's not so much about the 'place' we serve (whether in the church or in the world) but the way we follow... how we are truly engaging the people around us to come to Jesus. <br /><br />That's a big challenge for me... some may call it the only calling. Let's live up to it.<br />Daniellearmybarmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141783512269762143noreply@blogger.com