The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to Himself.  Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for… [27]

God is calling out to us. He always has; it is one of the themes in Scripture that is God calling out to people and people respond to Him.  So listening for God’s call is something we do naturally, though we don’t always do it well. 

God speaks quietly and slowly over a period of time. It would be easier if a message from God appeared in our common means of communication, but He has never worked that way.  So we need to patiently listen in order to hear the message.  Being patient and having good listening skills is something that we have to consciously work at every day. 

God has an important task for each of us. He offers us the ability to not only to receive His grace, but also participate in the creation process.  We have a responsibility to hear what God is asking of us and undertaking that task. 

The first responsibility in this is to determine to what state in life that God is calling us:  marriage, holy orders, or consecrated/religious life. Once we know the state to which we have been called we must cooperate with God’s grace and Answer God’s Call.