What Is My Vocation?

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s Gospel begins with the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5). In the Beatitudes, Jesus says that the blessed are the poor in spirit, those who mourn, those who are meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those persecuted for righteousness’ sake, and those who are persecuted and ridiculed on account of their faith in Christ.

The Beatitudes turn the normal operation of the world on its head and reveal i...