Some suggested passages from
the Scriptures that are connected with the theme of vocation, and the
special gifts for which one could pray:
(For your convenience, you can
click on any of the readings below to link to a page giving the actual
text from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.)
Genesis 12:1-9 (The call of Abram.) Pray for
the gift of alertness to respond.
Exodus 3:1-15 (The call of Moses.) Pray for a
sense of purpose and mission.
Judges 6:11-24 (The call of Gideon.) Pray
for the grace to trust in God's Word and in the power of His strength.
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (The call of Samuel.) Pray
for the gift of listening to God's voice.
1 Samuel 16:1-13 (The call of David.) Pray
for the gift of seeing beyond appearances to the heart.
Isaiah 6:1-8 (The call of Isaiah.) Pray
for a sense of God's holiness and power.
Jeremiah 1:4-10 (The call of Jeremiah.)
Pray for a sense of God's unique plan for each person.
Jonah 1:1-4:11 (The call of Jonah.) Pray for
the gift of courage not to flee from God's call.
Luke 1:26-38 (The call of Mary.) Pray for the
grace of humility in accepting God's Will.
Matthew 3:13-17 (The Baptism of Jesus.)
Pray for a sense of joining in the mission of Jesus through our own
baptism.
