After a refreshing break from classes to celebrate both the Christmas and New Year's holidays, my colleagues and I returned to Valor to prepare for the coming new term that begins this week.  As a part of our preparations, we joined together to listen to one another's stories and to seek to hear God's present call upon our lives. Calling, like our salvation, is not a single past act by Christ.  Rather, it is an on-going work of God in us and through us to others. Even as we need to know the reality of Christ's forgiveness and restoration to life in Him each new day, we also need to listen for and obey His present call upon our life.  During our sessions together, I was given an opportunity to share with my colleagues a brief message emphasizing this truth. The audio file may be accessed here .