What does having a Vocation mean to you?

We have asked many groups of people over the years to tell us what having a vocation means to them. Here is a list of the most usual answers.

What does having a vocation mean to you?

Acknowledgement and deepening understanding of becoming the person that God has made me to be
A calling by God to a specific task - not necessarily ordination
A burning desire to give of oneself to others and sharing talents
Reason you were made -what you are here to do
God's calling might not even be church based
Being called by God, others and yourself to be someone you might not be now
It takes time to discover it - a journey with God
A gift from God to be discovered and engaged with
Searching for that task / my song / situation / that makes me feel most fully alive
Having a calling to make a change and serve your community
Helping people to work with God
To show the presence of Christ in your life to the world - finding the way to go and the place to show it
Sense of purpose and direction
Allowing yourself and your skills to be used
Having a role in the ministry and mission of the church and in your life
Working together as the body of Christ - team work
To make a change in the world
Appreciation of God's purpose in my life
To give something of what God has given to me and to open that to others
A call to reveal God's love to the world