And now that I’ve said that (a comment over at Amy’s post), I’m struck with just how sad it is that this is the case for so many, so often (including myself). That oftentimes we don’t KNOW what we’re passing up, or what or who is passing by. It may be a famous musician and we didn’t even stop to find out. Argh… it may even be Christ, and we’re not recognizing him.
Our awareness of things is usually so focused on what’s immediate, what’s pressing, what looms large. Death (or eternity, depending on your POV) is there on the horizon, so far out of reach, at least in our perception, that it doesn’t even warrant attention. There’s always time to change our lives, our hearts — tomorrow, next month, next week, next year. Christ beckons in the here and now and yet we brush the call off to attend to one more task, one more TV show, one more phone call. Again, it’s the blurring of the line between want and need. We *need* to stop and listen to the music, we *need* to stop and smell the roses, we *need* to stop and heed the call, and yet it’s the want, masquerading as need, that takes precedence over all.
Evan Parker recognized beauty when he heard it. He was doing his darndest to stop and listen, but someone else “knew what was best for him” at the time. I hope that when my children hear the call, I’ll recognize it too, and that I’ll have the courage to step aside and let Him lead them where He will.
Pearls Before Breakfast, the Washington Post article that Amy’s posting about
Now might be a good time for this: Prayer for Vocations
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