In awe . . .

It's amazing to be leading a group that is so completely open to the Spirit and His workings.

This semester (and next, come to think of it), I'm leading a Vocation Discernment Group at my college alma mater to some of the Catholic students on campus. It's been a wonderful experience for me, and I believe for them as well. We've had some great discussions, and it's been a powerful experience.

I've noticed how God has been working through me with this group, and I'm completely in awe of how much I have opened up to the Spirit while leading this group. Though the group is small (only about 8 people), the young men and women who constitute the membership of the group are focused in their faith and not afraid to ask where God is asking them to be and what His will is for them. I see a lot of me in them at this particular point in their lives . . . as well as the particular place (that is, the specific college), since that is where I did a lot of my prayer and discernment before entering the seminary. (Yes, it was four years after I completed college, but I don't think that I would have eventually entered if I didn't have that experience.)

I know that I'm a better person for knowing these great folks, and I hope that I am helping them in their discernment. Two meetings left for the semester . . . and then we'll see what next semester will bring!