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It’s impossible to discuss the nature of Christian vocation without talking about marriage, by far the most common vocation to which Christians are called. Before talking about self-giving love in marriage, however, I feel obligated to make various caveats:

Last week I highlighted that Christian discipleship is always borne through our acts of love to those around us. I made it clear that our vocation should never be seen as a way to escape our literal neighbors, the people who are close to us.

Before we get into the fruits of discipleship, I want to quickly identify the beneficiaries of those fruits. We model our lives on Jesus so that we can better love other people. But while we all called to love all people, we are not called to love everyone in a generic sort of way. The love of Jesus is expressed directly, personally, and tangibly.

“No one who earnestly seeks being a disciple of Jesus stays the same.” I wrote that last week, but how are we changed? What is discipleship meant to make us become?