Reawakened Sensitivity

Their call might be to law enforcement. Or to become a concert pianist. Or a commercial fisherman.

But those are the flesh that are put on an “idea” born within them years before they will happen. If we back up—way up!—what we are likely to find is a moment, an encounter, or a spark that set them on the path of meaning-making and purpose.

But that was the moment the skeleton was constructed (or at least sketched) from a “sensitivity” within them years before. If we back up further, we are likely to find a sensitivity, awareness, or subtle mindfulness.

In other words, if we back up far enough, we will find a child that had a divine connection, a supernatural intuition. It likely didn’t last long, as adults do everything they can (it seems) to expunge it from children. But it was there, and their soul was alive.

If we could see in law enforcement officers, pianists, and fishermen a divinely called child that has grown up, we may have just the right insight to help reawaken our own vocational sensitivity again.