The Anchor of One's Vocation

Anchoring One’s Vocation in the Lord

In the recent Scriptures readings for the day’s liturgy we have been presented with the story of Tobiah’s marriage to Sarah, daughter of Raguel (Tobit 6: 10-11; 7: 1abcde, 9-17; 8: 4-9a).  The night of the marriage, before having intercourse, Tobiah and Sarah take time to pray.  Tobiah says to Sarah, “My love, get up. Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy on us and grant us deliverance.” The couple prayed and begged the Lord for deliverance that night from the evil that had befallen Sarah in seven previous marriages when each of her husbands died before having relations with her. They bless the Lord, praise His name, call upon the heavens and all of creation to praise God and then beg to be set free of any snares that lie in wait for them.

No matter to which vocation we are called, it is important that we anchor our life in a relationship with the Lord. Troubled waters, storms, turbulence are part of life. Any of those can throw us for a loop, capsize our “boats,” lead to disastrous ends. God and God alone is our
Savior in any walk of life.  Will I, like Tobiah and Sarah, put God first on the night of our “marriage,” whether that be to a life-long partner or to living a vowed life of a woman/man consecrated to the Lord or as a priest or a single person?

In what way are you, right now, taking steps to grow your relationship with the Lord?