Home  Parents Frequently Asked Questions Parents As a parent, if I encourage my child to consider a Church vocation and it eventually doesn’t work out, wouldn’t it have been better to stay out of things in the first place? Shouldn’t parents let children make up their own minds?
As a parent, if I encourage my child to consider a Church vocation and it eventually doesn’t work out, wouldn’t it have been better to stay out of things in the first place? Shouldn’t parents let children make up their own minds?
Answer
Encouraging a child to consider a vocation to which you believe he/she may actually be called is part of helping them to seek their happiness and fulfillment. True happiness evolves from discovering and embracing God’s will for our lives. While each person needs to make a personal decision to follow God’s call, all of us are influenced by significant people in our lives. We offer others a great gift by supporting them with affirmation, helping them to gather information, and encouraging them to remain open to whatever vocation may be part of God’s plan for them.
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