PRAYER & DISCERNMENT
4 Sister Anita Louise Lowe, O.S.B. currently serves as director of liturgy for her monastic community, the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana. She previously served 10 years in vocation ministry.
TIME ALONE in prayer is an essential first step in discerning how God is calling you.
questions to answer God’s call BY
SISTER ANITA LOUISE LOWE, O.S.B.
Throughout the ages, people have struggled to understand God’s call for them. Here are four steps to help you, beginning with increased awareness.
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OW DO YOU HEAR God’s call in your life? How do you understand what you hear? These questions have been asked throughout the ages and continue to be asked by all who seek to discern God’s presence and call in their lives. In scripture there are many examples of people struggling to understand God’s call to them. Consider the story of the call of Samuel (1 Sam. 3:1-10). Samuel was a young boy serving in the temple when he heard a voice calling his name. He assumed this voice was that of the priest, Eli. Eventually Eli realized that Samuel was hear-
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