In any vocation, it’s either the vocation to the priesthood or religious life, a vocation of married life or single life, we are all called to be equipped and converted. If one is a priest or religious brother or religious sister, one thinks that he or she is already equipped and does not need a conversion each day, wrong. If one chooses to live a married life or a single life and believes that he or she is already equipped for that life without the need for conversion to be the child of God each day, one is deceived oneself. In any vocation, it is a call to be equipped and converted.

A young man was born into a poor family, he always wanted to liberate himself from poverty so he studied hard and worked hard just to get out of poverty. At the time he thought being a priest was the only easiest way and quick way to be a priest and rich, so he decided to pursue the priesthood. Of course, his life was focused on earthly materials even in his priestly life. In one of his listening confessions, a farmer came to confess his sins. As soon as the priest began to talk to the farmer after his confession, the farmer refused to listen to him and left. The priest came out and told him to come back because he hadn’t given him absolution. The farmer turned around and said that the priest didn’t truly live his vocation to the priesthood. He lived two faces. From this experience, the priest, Father Vincent de Paul, had a conversion to sell all that he had and give it to the poor. Now, he is the patron of the poor.

What are we doing here in this walk of life when the Lord Jesus once said that the harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few? Our young men and ladies, what is your goal in life at this moment? To be rich? To have a better living condition? To have a family of your own? To be able to pursue your own dream? To do whatever you want to do? Whatever you have aimed your life at this moment, lock yourself in a quiet room for ten minutes and ask God what he would want you to be. Take it seriously, and he will reveal it to you. Then come and talk to me as soon as possible. You are earnestly invited to consider.