It opens powerfully:
A number of years ago the abbot of a monastery answered my question of vocation — whether I should get married or become a monk — with the startling words, “God doesn’t care.” He then added, “God only cares that you seek first his kingdom.”
Still in the introduction it continues into very tough questions for anyone seeking to apply the Christian gospel:
Indeed, as Jesus instructs his disciples, we are not even to ask the questions “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” If we recognize that these questions are simply variations of the question “What shall we do?”, then we must face the notion that, according to Jesus, this kind of questioning is born out of anxiety and is not compatible with a life of discipleship. Regarding food, drink, clothing — and vocation — Jesus says clearly: seek first the Father’s kingdom and his righteousness and all these things shall be yours as well.
And that’s only getting started. The article is
“Seek First His Kingdom”, by John Barnet of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.
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number of years ago the abbot of a monastery answered my question of
vocation — whether I should get married or become a monk — with the
startling words, “God doesn’t care.” He then added, “God only cares that
you seek first his kingdom.”
- See more at:
http://www.hchc.edu/studentlife/vocation/octev_resources/229#sthash.CJfy7CFo.dpuf