Jan. 27, 2011 Thursday: We are chosen

The following is an excerpt from the book Lessons in Love: Moving Toward Divine Intimacy by Anne, a lay apostle

We are chosen

Apostles [all of us] serving in each day must begin to accept that they are chosen. Which apostle is chosen more than another? None. God's choice of each individual apostle is equally complete, equally compelling. Never look at another and think, clearly he is chosen. My call is not like that. It is not as important that I serve in completeness. 

There may be times when we feel that our vocation is a prison. We sometimes rail against the place of the divine will, viewing our time there as incarceration. This creates a mystical storm of temptation that is distressing while it lasts. Apostles experiencing this mystical storm must not panic, though. The fact that a storm is raging simply indicates that the struggle is ongoing. Periodic mystical storms show that we are holding our swords and doing battle. If we had departed this place, there would be no struggle. 

Jesus chooses to work with our humanity. Jesus loves us in our humanity. Truly, the Lord takes delight in His people so our struggles give Jesus joy as long as we continue to serve despite them.