"Our Unique Call"

Dear Ones, praying for you to experience a glorious, God-filled day.  One of the things that helps me get through my schedule is an e-devotional put out by the Henri Nouwen Society using many of his original writings.  Their material is a good balance for my driven pace and personality.  You too could sign up if you wish at their website...http://www.henrinouwen.org/.
 
The following came to my inbox yesterday.  It always comes at a good time, gives me a fresh perspective, and reminds me of the simple things that I often forget.  I am not the Savior of the world.  I don’t have to be.  Never had to try.  Can’t be.  Would be no good at it on the best of my days.  Jesus already took care of that job.  He did it real well.  Looked bad at first, but turned it all around on the third day.  He will take care of your job too when we stay committed to the work.  Enjoy and thrive, Chris    
 
“Our Unique Call”
 
So many terrible things happen every day that we start wondering whether the few things we do ourselves make any sense. When people are starving only a few thousand miles away, when wars are raging close to our borders, when countless people in our own cities have no homes to live in, our own activities look futile. Such considerations, however, can paralyse us and depress us.

Here the word call becomes important. We are not called to save the world, solve all problems, and help all people. But we each have our own unique call, in our families, in our work, in our world. We have to keep asking God to help us see clearly what our call is and to give us the strength to live out that call with trust. Then we will discover that our faithfulness to a small task is the most healing response to the illnesses of our time.