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• 1. “I chose you” – Christ chose us in spite of our imperfections and sinfulness
• our first calling is to “remain with” Jesus and go through life’s journey with Him by our side.


  2. “to be with me” –
• we are chosen for a mission – To go out and bear fruit that will remain.


  3. “to be sent out” –
• 1. The human heart is a universal symbol for love.
• Discernment


  The process of making wise decisions about one's life and vocation
• Skills in Discernment


  • Experience of God
  • Listening to the Living Word of God
  • Prayer
  • Seeking God in Peace
  • Seeing a Spiritual Director
• Experience of God


  It is important that we have experienced God in our life
• Listening to the Living Word of God


  Authentic Christian discernment is always grounded in Sacred Scriptures
• Prayer


  Discerning God's action in our daily lives requires a spiritual sensitivity that comes only from authentic Christian prayer and worship
• Seeking God in Peace


  If we want to hear God's voice, we need to be silent and reflect on what the Lord wants us to do
• Seeing a Spiritual Director

  Talking to a spiritual director – someone who can properly discern the Lord's Word to us – will help us achieve authentic discernment
• Heart's deepest desire


  To be happy
• Good life


  What God wants for us to have
• The "good life" that God wants for us is not careerism - an exaggerated self-concern and materialistic notion of success
• Career


  Something that will develop our authentic selves through an intimate loving faith relationship with God and with others, and inspire us to contribute positively to the good of others, the common good
• Good life that God would have us share


  A life of friendship with God and others, a life of dedicated, loving service
• Understanding the Human Heart


  The center of our being
• We attribute many of our deepest emotions and desires to our hearts.
• The Sacred Scriptures give us various meanings of and insights into the human heart.
• The heart is seen as the.

  1.Deep center of a person.2. Core of one’s being.3. Place of prayerful reflection with God and others.
• Christian Discipleship: Commitment to “Walk Humbly” with our God