Answering the call to one’s vocation is indeed answering the call to embrace true freedom. Jesus challenges us to hold His commands above all else, including familial ties and demands. In carrying our cross willingly, we find easiest the path to the Kingdom.
Becoming followers of Christ has a heavy relational price to pay – the severing of familial ties and being excluded from social and economic support. More than this, we are called to give up our lives for Christ. Therefore, those who have made a particular decision to follow Christ, giving up family and financial security, must receive assistance to the fullest extent possible.