Angela Duckworth, in her book Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance , shares this story: “When three bricklayers were asked what they were doing, they responded with the following answers: The first replied that he was laying bricks. The second replied that he was building a church. The third replied that he was building the house of God. The different responses given by the bricklayers show that the first bricklayer saw his occupation as a job, the second saw it as a career, whereas the third saw it as a calling. People who describe their occupation as a calling are grittier than those who consider their work a career or job." According to Duckworth, “grit” is the ability to stay with something and develop a high level of competence in that activity. Those who are “grittier” stay with the activity or position even when the going gets rough. Those of us in the church don’t talk about calling as much as we once did. Part...
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