Deep in our hearts, we all want to find and fulfill a purpose bigger than ourselves.  Only such a larger purpose can inspire us to heights we know we could never reach on our own.  For each of us the real purpose is personal and passionate: to know what we are here to do, and why.  Soren Kierkegaard wrote in his Journal:  "The thing is to understand myself, to see what God really wants me to do; the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die."

     Do you have a reason for being, a focused sense of purpose in your life? Or is your life the product of shifting resolutions and the myriad pulls of forces outside yourself?  Do you want to go beyond success to significance?  Have you come to realize that self-reliance always falls short and that world-denying solutions provide no answer in the end?  Listen to Jesus of Nazareth; answer his call.