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Finding Our Calling -- The Meaning of Life
drive, the clothes you wear, the home you live in, the
income you earn, the places you travel to) seem so
totally senseless. In the end, when all is said and done,
life is to worship and serve.
--
Clara Hinton, Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Begin early in life to look within ourselves for the
talents and abilities God has given, be sensitive to the
opportunities He provides, then put forth the effort to
develop and use those talents and abilities for His glory
and the good of others as well as ourselves. Be
c~ntent
with the plan God has for you. It would be just
as ridiculous for an eagle to try to be a hummingbird as
it would for a hummingbird to try to be an eagle. I
believe that the true meaning of life may be drawn from
passages of Scripture: Galatians 2:20, "I am crucified
with Christ; nevertheless I live: yet not I, but Christ liveth
in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me."
--
Paul Easley, San Antonio, Texas
My goal from my early years was to marry a
Christian man and raise my family as Christians. My
children and much of the grandchildren are Christians.
Two sons are elders, song leaders, and teachers. My
grandsons are song leaders and teachers. This kind of
life will make a better world as t_he word of God is being
taught. This is much more important than riches or
fame. Do not measure yourself beside someone else
because you'll be disappointed if you do. Look within
yourself and find the things you're best at doing. It may
only be your kindness and smile to others, an
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