Listening and Discerning

Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my Salvation;
for you I wait all day long.

Psalm 25, 4-5

Resources:

What is my name

Checklist for discerning a call

Current core challenges

Pilgrimage and vocations

Wheel- reflection exercise

Examen

Recommended books:

Daily reflections for highly effective people (Steven Covey and Simon and Schuster 1989) This might seem like an odd recommendation but Covey has a lot to say about what you really want to do in life, setting your priorities and identifying a personal mission statement. His writing is based on spiritual and holistic values and he is not promoting efficiency at the cost of quality of life and relationships but encouraging people to see that what really matters in life is what you should be sure to make time for.

Vocation - exploring call and identity (Margaret Magdalen CSMV - Grove Books) Written by a member of a religious community - but definitely not aiming for 'recruits' to any particular shape or form of vocation or activity.  This reflective text focuses on the discernment process (with section headings such as 'sifting our desires' and 'going deeper').