"John the Baptist was supposed to point the way to the Christ. He was just the voice, not the Messiah. So everybody's calling has dignity to it and God seems to know better than we do what is in us that needs to be called forth"

This quote by James Green Somerville talks to the importance of recognizing the dignity of each person's calling. John the Baptist was an essential figure in the Bible, yet he was not the Messiah. This serves as a suggestion that everyone has a distinct purpose which God understands finest what that purpose is. We ought to not underestimate the value of our own individual callings, no matter how little they might seem. We should aim to recognize the dignity of everyone's calling and to bring out the very best in ourselves and others. Ultimately, it is God who knows what remains in us that requires to be called forth.