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Feb 01

Surprised by grace: Discovering hidden treasures in Methodist vocation

  • By abravefaith in Christianity, Methodist, Spirituality
  • 1st February 2026

Five octagonal boxes with silver lids arranged in a row on a windowsill, each with a yellow speech-bubble label handwritten with lyrics from Christian hymns. The boxes decrease in size from left to right. Beside the smallest box is a leaflet titled 'A Methodist Way of Life.'

TWO YEARS AGO this week, I found myself in a place I never imagined, at a Discerning Ordained Vocations [DOV] conference of the Methodist Church in Great Britain. It was part of a careful, prayerful process of listening for God’s call – a call that had already surprised me more than once.

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