Duty

A space opens up…what do you do?

Whether it be in terms of your career or personal life or just the day, what’s the question you ask?

Is it What do I want to do? How can I follow my dreams today? What are my dreams, anyway?

Or is it…

What is my duty right now? What does love invite, call or even require me to do in this moment?

That duty might be to specific people in your life, to others in your social, cultural or work context, to the world in general, yes, to yourself and ultimately through all that, to the God who created you to … know, love and serve him.

Every one loves according to his taste ; few love according to their duty and the taste of our Lord. What is the use of building castles in Spain, when we have to live in France ? It is my old lesson, and you know it well ; tell me, my dear child, if you practice it well.

-St. Francis de Sales

Isle of Palms, South Carolina