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As we celebrate this year’s Karlson Scholar, Karen Swallow Prior will draw on insights from her latest book You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful to remind us that our work and daily lives are not separate from God’s purpose for us, but integral to it. Rather than equating calling with passion or prestige, she encourages us to see vocation theologically—as a calling from God to pursue what is true, good, and beautiful in every context of life and work, whether paid or unpaid. Prior’s message challenges us to reorient our understanding of success and fulfillment, showing that our identity before God and our faithful service in ordinary work reflect His image and shape our contribution to the world.