tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post6950408194205893979..comments2023-10-28T02:59:37.028-07:00Comments on E m e r g i n g ...Q u a k e r i s m ..L i t e r a t u r e ..R e l i g i o n ... L i f e: Finding VocationDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-18859940130747584052009-03-14T07:04:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:04:00.000-07:00I think we need to do what comes naturally to us, ...I think we need to do what comes naturally to us, to learn to do it in the best way possible. Of course as we're going on, and growing in Jesus, we will want to do what God is calling us to do. To fit ourselves into that. Certainly dynamic, ongoing, fluid. Not static, cut and dried.<BR/><BR/>You are a good writer. I hope this is temporary for you. Or that that it leads to something different and fulfilling in your calling as a Christian and a human being.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-19580808414001944562009-03-13T20:08:00.000-07:002009-03-13T20:08:00.000-07:00I think that to get the truth out of the quote you...I think that to get the truth out of the quote you have to put the emphasis on the service not the joy. If we look for the joy and seek to find service that gives us joy we miss the mark. If we look for the opportunities for service and forget about the joy, it comes as a natural corollary. The service that gives us joy is frequently the service we do not expect to give us joy. Often it is service we do not believe we can do or do well. <BR/><BR/>On my blog I wrote about my volunteer work with teenagers which I agreed to do because someone asked me to fill in for him. It has turned out to be very different from what I expected. I have discovered abilities in myself I would have honestly said I did not possess and I have experienced great joy in serving in this unexpected way. Don't let self-image limit your sense of how you can serve.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564152237574253857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-36824752609707066892009-03-12T08:02:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:02:00.000-07:00Hi Liz.Yes, I think seeing these transitional peri...Hi Liz.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I think seeing these transitional periods as opportunity is a great idea. I have been surprised by how much I have enjoyed doing other things besides writing to earn money, such as teaching a college writing class. It can be good to get out of a rut, even a lovely rut.<BR/><BR/>DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-90944086285613204482009-03-12T07:41:00.000-07:002009-03-12T07:41:00.000-07:00Hi there--It's a mystery to me why it's taken so l...Hi there--<BR/><BR/>It's a mystery to me why it's taken so long for me to come across your blog, but at least I have now.<BR/><BR/>Your post reminds me of some of what <A HREF="http://robinmsf.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Robin M</A> is struggling with. She recently wrote about what she called the "<A HREF="http://robinmsf.blogspot.com/2009/03/can-i-do-it-again-pleeease.html" REL="nofollow">vocational dilemma</A>," the intersection between having a ministry to provide and needing paid work.<BR/><BR/>The other thing your post brings up for me is that when something goes amiss--a trip gets canceled; the job I applied for was filled by someone else--I do well to remind myself to view it as an <B><I>opportunity</I></B> rather than a misfortune. <BR/><BR/>I could see it as a hole to fall into (i.e. depression, whining) or as an opening for something new to be discovered or pursued.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.com