Morning Briefings

All callings are, ultimately, spiritual in nature. Each one of us has unique potential–distinct, God-given gifts–with which to serve the world.

– Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life’s Calling

I am constantly surprised at how I keep taking the gifts God has given me–my health, my intellect and emotional gifts–and keep using them to impress people, receive affirmation and praise, and compete for rewards, instead of developing them for the glory of God. It’s almost as if I want to prove to myself and to my world that I do not need God’s love, and that I can make a life on my own.

– Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Return of the Prodigal Son

Your power to choose the direction of your life allows you to reinvent yourself, to change your future and to powerfully influence the rest of creation. It is the one gift that enables us to elevate our life to higher and higher levels.

– Steven R. Covey
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

The Glory of God is the human person fully alive. How do we get there? How do we become fully alive? One day at a time - in prayer.

– Reverend James O’Leary
I Think I Am Happier Than I Think I Am

We bring our calling to our work every single day, by expressing our gifts, passions and values in a manner that is consistent with the legacy we want to leave.

– Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life’s Calling