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Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a wonderfully crazy half-a-year of self-discovery for me. I've learned so much about myself, where I stand on political issues, what my religious beliefs are, and so much more! It's been such an awesome journey so far and I can't wait to see where the road will lead me to next.
Now then, there is an interesting question that I have on my mind. I went on a mission trip with some friends to make others aware about pro-life legislation that is dangerously close to passing in my state, and while we were out there, I got told multiple times that I should really consider going into the religious life. I'm honestly flattered, and the more I thought about it, I realized that maybe they were right.
I've wanted to do something important for God ever since I was a little girl. I was raised Muslim, but at the same time, I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to be the Muslim version of a nun... Such a thing does not exist as an official role, but that's basically what I wanted to be because I always have seen nuns as being incredibly holy, pure, and even free. Those are things I have wanted to attain for years now.
I called up my local diocese to ask to talk to whoever is in charge of vocations for women. I got a voicemail box to talk to, so I left a message basically saying that I was interested in learning more about the religious life for women. I'm still waiting on a call back from them, but I'm excited to maybe start learning more about my options... though there is one drawback.
The drawback is that I would really like to have children of my own one day; and in order to do that, I'll need to be married. There is nothing wrong with being married, and marriage is also a vocation itself, but I'm also wanting to be a lot like a nun while I'm married, if that makes any sense. I want to be holy like a nun and get involved in helping my community and the Catholic Church at large as much as I can; but I can't be a nun and married at the same time.
...Maybe it's some type of vanity that's causing this internal struggle within me. I don't mind being a nameless nobody who never gets national recognition, but the first thing that attracted me to the religious life was, honestly, the way that the habits look on the nuns. No matter what colors their habits happen to be, they just look so beautiful and at peace... Maybe this is just a sign that I should buy more long skirts and dresses, and yet it feels like so much more than just that!
I'll certainly be praying about this, but I'd like to ask here: What vocation options could there possibly be for a woman who wants to get married one day and have children? Once again, marriage is a vocation itself, but I want to see if maybe I can have another vocation to get involved in before I get married or while I'm married. I just really love God and want to do my best to make Him proud. I feel like I'm not doing enough right now.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a wonderfully crazy half-a-year of self-discovery for me. I've learned so much about myself, where I stand on political issues, what my religious beliefs are, and so much more! It's been such an awesome journey so far and I can't wait to see where the road will lead me to next.
Now then, there is an interesting question that I have on my mind. I went on a mission trip with some friends to make others aware about pro-life legislation that is dangerously close to passing in my state, and while we were out there, I got told multiple times that I should really consider going into the religious life. I'm honestly flattered, and the more I thought about it, I realized that maybe they were right.
I've wanted to do something important for God ever since I was a little girl. I was raised Muslim, but at the same time, I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to be the Muslim version of a nun... Such a thing does not exist as an official role, but that's basically what I wanted to be because I always have seen nuns as being incredibly holy, pure, and even free. Those are things I have wanted to attain for years now.
I called up my local diocese to ask to talk to whoever is in charge of vocations for women. I got a voicemail box to talk to, so I left a message basically saying that I was interested in learning more about the religious life for women. I'm still waiting on a call back from them, but I'm excited to maybe start learning more about my options... though there is one drawback.
The drawback is that I would really like to have children of my own one day; and in order to do that, I'll need to be married. There is nothing wrong with being married, and marriage is also a vocation itself, but I'm also wanting to be a lot like a nun while I'm married, if that makes any sense. I want to be holy like a nun and get involved in helping my community and the Catholic Church at large as much as I can; but I can't be a nun and married at the same time.
...Maybe it's some type of vanity that's causing this internal struggle within me. I don't mind being a nameless nobody who never gets national recognition, but the first thing that attracted me to the religious life was, honestly, the way that the habits look on the nuns. No matter what colors their habits happen to be, they just look so beautiful and at peace... Maybe this is just a sign that I should buy more long skirts and dresses, and yet it feels like so much more than just that!
I'll certainly be praying about this, but I'd like to ask here: What vocation options could there possibly be for a woman who wants to get married one day and have children? Once again, marriage is a vocation itself, but I want to see if maybe I can have another vocation to get involved in before I get married or while I'm married. I just really love God and want to do my best to make Him proud. I feel like I'm not doing enough right now.
