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Each of us has a divine calling, a vocation. In fact, that vocation is multifaceted. Our vocations place us in contexts where we serve God through our neighbors. Luther was a master of the Bible's teaching on vocation and wrote eloquently and very simply about the high callings of everyday life, like that of mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent, worker, butcher, baker or farmer. He rightly pointed out that the calling of mother is every bit as holy and divinely pleasing as that of pastor! "Whatsoever you have done to the least of these, you've done to Me" applies to diapers. (And Luther, by the way, expected fathers to change them too!) Forgiven in Christ, Christians are freed to serve those around them according to the station in life they occupy.Coincidentally, today's "Hymn of the Day" at our church --- Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word --- was How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord. If you watch the YouTube video below, you'll hear the organ music and see the lyrics from this wonderful hymn.
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