How Does Jesus Call You to Serve Others?
- Fr Pawel Szymanowski, CR
- John 13: 1,31-33a, 34-35
A Resurrectionist Vocation Minute for May 18, 5th Sunday of Easter
How does Jesus call you to serve others?
Today’s Gospel passage follows immediately after Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. His commandment to love is not abstract – it is very practical.
If you are discerning a vocation, ask yourself: Where is God calling you to serve with this kind of love? Are you open to a path that seeks not recognition, but a quiet giving of your life in service to others?
In order to rise with Christ, we need to be open to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us and conforms us to Christ. We will thus begin to share in the new creation, the life of the Risen Savior. Just as Christ's primary concerns were to be completely dedicated to performing the will of His Father and loving service to His brothers and sisters, so also will these be the animating principles of our consecrated life. Through the exercise of perfect fraternal charity, we rise with Christ and give witness to the world that we are His disciples: “I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Such as my love has been for you, so must your love be for one another. This is how all will know you for my disciples: your love for one another” (John 13:34-35)