What does God’s voice sound like when He calls young people today?

There are as many answers to that question as there are people. He speaks through the dreams and aspirations that inspire us, the provocative questions that knock us out of our usual routines, and the gift of peace that makes us confident we’re on the right path.

In this video series, young people from Australia, France, Italy, South Africa, Spain, and the United States share how they discovered their vocation to Opus Dei. Every story is different, but they all have something in common: the certainty that God still calls us today, in the middle of ordinary life, with words we can always hear in the depths of our hearts.

Transcript (abridged)

If God exists, and I believe He does, then I don't want to live as if He doesn't exist. I don't want to live in a lie. I was also very much a perfectionist when I was young. I focused too much on living the external acts of a life of faith perfectly, rather than getting to the core, which was a personal relationship with God. I showed no initiative in my faith.

And it wasn't until I was at the end of my schooling and I had to make the decision for myself whether I wanted to go for it and whether I wanted to live a life of faith. But through chatting with someone else, and also, I think deep down I knew that I kind of had to let it go, and leave vocation out of the picture for a moment. And just focus on getting to know God better.

So from then on, I kind of just let vocation sit on the shelf for a little bit. If I prayed about it, I would just say “I pray for my vocation,” full stop. No further extrapolation. 

Gradually, slowly, I realized little by little that God was calling me to a supernumerary vocation. I was at Mass one day and I don't actually remember when it was in the Mass because I was distracted and I remember that the sun came out from behind the clouds, physically, outside, and in that moment, I kind of saw that God was calling me to love Him through someone else. 

From then on, I think God is just asking me to trust Him. So when I did make the decision to join the Work, there was still fear and a lot of uncertainty.

I think that was also another grace, that He called me while I was still young. My vocation has given me light and a lens through which to kind of see all my activities. And it's given me a lot of peace because I know that I don't have to rely on myself to achieve anything. 

What I've realized is that I have gotten the most joy and satisfaction and real happiness out of life in the past few years, that I've been in the Work. I'm so grateful to God that I know Him and that He's given me a gift, which means that I can live a life full of joy.