(Father Mychal Judge’s last homily with NYFD on Sept 10, 2001:)

That’s the way it is. Good days. And bad days. Up days. Down days. Sad days. Happy days. But never a boring day on this job.

You do what God has called you to do. You show up. You put one foot in front of another. You get on the rig and you go out and you do the job – which is a mystery. And a surprise. You have no idea when you get on that rig.

No matter how big the call. No matter how small. You have no idea what God is calling you to. But he needs you. He needs me. He needs all of us.
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Gender-neutral version:

(Father Mychal Judge’s last homily with NYFD on Sept 10, 2001:)

That’s the way it is. Good days. And bad days. Up days. Down days. Sad days. Happy days. But never a boring day on this job.

You do what God has called you to do. You show up. You put one foot in front of another. You get on the rig and you go out and you do the job – which is a mystery. And a surprise. You have no idea when you get on that rig.

No matter how big the call. No matter how small. You have no idea what God is calling you to. But God needs you. God needs me. God needs all of us.