“I suspect we would all like to think that if God were to call us to some special task we would respond as Mary did, saying, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord…” But we know that we are also capable of turning away, of delaying our answer, of looking for a way out. Sometimes, if the truth be told, the call is, well, daunting, and we just don’t see how we can do it.” Br. David Vryhof encourages us to embrace the call of God as Mary did, with a yes, and with an awareness that God not only calls us, but empowers us.