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').