Many people grow into young adulthood loving the church, who have embraced the life of faith and service. Many of these people serve in their youth ministries, goes to church regularly, teaches Catechism, etc. And many of these people are suddenly faced with the question â or sometimes suggestion â to serve in vocation of the church. Become a priest or a nun. I have many friends who have faced this question. And a damn hard question that is. There is nothing better than being in full service of God. Now, if you're one like many of my friends, should you choose priesthood/nunhood or go a different way. This question was answered in my trip to World Youth Day 2013 in Rio. But now, it is clearer than ever. If you've never been to World Youth Day, it'd be awesome to know that during your stay, there are Catechisms every single day, which is followed by mass. You get guest speakers from all over the world! At the end of every talk, there's a Q&A where you can ask anything. The topic of vocation came up on the third day. And the answer to this question was simple: If you love the church more so than the idea of marriage or family life, then priesthood or nunhood is for you. If you don't, it is not a big deal. Of course, God will always be happy to welcome you into this vocation but marriage is also a sacrament. A sacrament given by God. Feeling guilty? Because you would like to serve God but don't have enough time to serve the church? This does not mean you are actually not in service of God himself. Of course, we need to make time to serve God and keep serving the church as often as we could, but here's the thing â there is an âalternativeâ way to say âYesâ to God. Prior to World Youth Day 2013, I was active in church more than usual. We had a lot of fundraisers and spiritual preparation for the upcoming pilgrimage. Needless to say, we were united in Christ. Many people go to World Youth Day in search of fate. What are we called for? What is our purpose on Earth? A lot of hope went in finding that answer. Many of my friends definitely found their answers, some have not. Were we as active as we were prior to World Youth Day? Not everyone. Including me. I'm an actor. Before and after WYD, I have been working full time to save up so that I can move into a bigger city to pursue this dream. My particular question have been, is this the right path for me? Is this what God really wants me to do? Many times, he has answered this. Yes, it is. At least this is what I am here to do for now. Who knows what He has in store for me in 5, 10, 15 years? But it is for now. I can truly say that my faith has not diminished after WYD, even if I'm not active in church. However, I fully believe that I'm still in service of God. How? I don't go to my Youth Ministry meetings anymore, I just go to church on Sundays. Here is my realization. Being an actor, musician, painter, journalist, author etc. These are all jobs that do not promise certainty or stability. No consistent annual salary, bonuses, paid vacations, etc. These jobs are in full service of faith. A leap of faith. Because there is no certainty, we are fully committing to lifting our lives to God and what he had laid out for us. We are following His will. This is another type of service to God. We are always saying to ourselves to be more in service outside of our church. A leap of faith is an opportunity to do that. This, however, does not mean that I'm encouraging you to quit the church and go. The Sabbath day always need to be Holy. Listen to your heart because you, as a Christian, know what is right and wrong. And that is the voice of God speaking to you. Listen to it. Being an artist, or having a keen talent to be a biologist, these are all opportunities in serving God. Using those talents that he so carefully picked for us. That is in service of God. That is utilizing His gifts. In the end, it is always encouraging when we serve our church. But know that God has given us so much more. A church in our hearts. God created this beautiful Earth, henceforth, go travel. See the world. And come back a stronger Christian.
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