“God has created me to do him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling.” St. John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

Each of us has a calling in life, which I need to embrace, so that God can use me to fulfill his eternal plan. Whether my role is significant like the heart of the body or unseen like the muscles in the toe, I have been so designed, called and empowered by God to make a difference. No one else can do the job I have been given by God, nor am I called to do the job of another. But if I don’t fulfill my purpose, then something will be missing in the grand scheme. Lord, give me the grace to be and do what you have in mind for me.