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7/7 Discipleship
Being a Christian in our working lives
Session 4
God’s calling to everyone
We all have a vocation
Vocation …..
Vocation …….
Vocation …….
What does the Bible say?
• In groups, read and discuss the suggested passage(s).
• Be prepared to feedback briefly to the whole group.
Some questions to consider (and others may occur to you):
How and why does God call people in the Bible?
What is the significance of someone’s name (or the changing of a name) in the Bible?
What can we learn from the Bible about God’s calling to us .. our vocation?
A story …
The Hasidic rabbi, Zuscha, was asked on his deathbed
what he thought the kingdom of God would be like.
He replied, "I don't know. But one thing I do know.
When I get there I am not going to be asked, 'Why
weren't you Moses? Why weren't you David?' I am
only going to be asked, 'Why weren't you Zuscha?”
The naming of cats by T S EliotThe Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,It isn't just one of your holiday games;You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatterWhen I tell you, a cat must have THREE
DIFFERENT NAMES.First of all, there's the name that the family use
daily,Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--All of them sensible everyday names.There are fancier names if you think they sound
sweeter,Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--But all of them sensible everyday names.But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's
particular,A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-Names that never belong to more than one cat.But above and beyond there's still one name left
over,And that is the name that you never will guess;The name that no human research can discover--But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never
confess.When you notice a cat in profound meditation,The reason, I tell you, is always the same:His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplationOf the thought, of the thought, of the thought of
his name:His ineffable effableEffanineffableDeep and inscrutable singular Name.
Peter
AugustusAlonzo
Victor
Jonathan
George Bill Bailey
Plato
Admetus
Electra
Demeter
Peter
AugustusAlonzo
Victor
Jonathan
George Bill Bailey
Plato
Admetus
Electra
Demeter
Munkustrap
Quaxo
Coricopat
Bombalurina
Jellylorum
Peter
AugustusAlonzo
Victor
Jonathan
George Bill Bailey
Plato
Admetus
Electra
Demeter
Munkustrap
Quaxo
Coricopat
Bombalurina
Jellylorum
?
Finding your vocation
Your true name before God
Working life
JobHome activities
Sport
Voluntary work
Church tasks
Club or committee membership
Family activities
Working life
JobHome activities
Sport
Voluntary work
Church tasks
Club or committee membership
Family activities
Skills
Qualifications
Talents
Gifts
Aptitudes
Experiences
Working life
JobHome activities
Sport
Voluntary work
Church tasks
Club or committee membership
Family activities
Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you?
Skills
Qualifications
Talents
Gifts
Aptitudes
Experiences
Working life
JobHome activities
Sport
Voluntary work
Church tasks
Club or committee membership
Family activities
Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you.
Skills
Qualifications
Talents
Gifts
Aptitudes
Experiences
Your Turn …………………….
Working life
JobHome activities
Sport
Voluntary work
Church tasks
Club or committee membership
Family activities
Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you.
Skills
Qualifications
Talents
Gifts
Aptitudes
Experiences
Suggestions for the week• It can be quite difficult, especially for adults, to get in
touch with the ‘inner circle’ of who we are.
• Some questions for thinking about are given on the handout. You might like to use some or all of these in order to help you to get more deeply in touch with your ‘innermost circle’.
• You might like to write or draw your response to these questions in a journal.
• You will not be asked to share your specific responses to this exercise, unless you want to, although it would be good to know next week whether or not you found it useful.
Closing worship ….