Reading the excerpt from Parker Palmer's book, I was most struck by the quote from Rabbi Zusya. He says, "In the coming world, they will not ask me: 'Why were you not Moses?' They will ask me: 'Why were you not Zusya?'"
God doesn't ask us to be anyone other than ourselves. He made us all in His image and likeness, which means that we shouldn't want to be anyone else. In this stressful time of college decisions, it's important to remember that we will end up where we belong and that God will guide us.
Applying Rabbi Zusya's view, vocations are different for everyone. Not everyone needs to live in poverty in a third world country or give up everything and become a nun to seve God. Since every person is called and loved by God, we have to listen specifically to what He's asking us to do. It might be as simple as being kind or, as Sister Colleen said, giving the gift of presence when someone needs you.
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