{"id":2120,"date":"2024-05-24T18:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/vocation-discovery-discerning-prayers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:30:34","slug":"vocation-discovery-discerning-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/vocation-discovery-discerning-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u53ec\u547d\u3092\u898b\u6975\u3081\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u7948\u308a\uff1a\u7d50\u5a5a\u3001\u53f8\u796d\u8077\u3001\u4fee\u9053\u751f\u6d3b\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4ed5\u4e8b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A prayer for discerning a vocation asks God which way of life he wants, whether marriage, the priesthood, religious life, single life or a particular work. An old Catholic prayer for young people asks God to \u201cbe my light and my counsel in all my undertakings, particularly in the choice of a state of life.\u201d Churches use the word \u201cvocation\u201d differently: Catholics often mean a call to the priesthood or to religious life, while many Protestants call any honest work\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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