The Chosen, the Called, the Set Apart, the Summoned for a Sacred Purpose (Tues. July 27)

The word for the day is “called.”  As we go about our daily life, our attention often must be givall to the details of our work.  So we might forget for the moment that we have a divine calling.  That vocation is not separated from our daily routine but gives it meaning. In today’s reading of 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Paul speaks of his calling and the calling of his readers.  He states, “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ…” (OSB vs. 1) and again, “To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus called to be saints…” (OSB 1:2).  Today our study will remind us of the summons of the Lord to serve Him. In our reading of…