What must I do?

I am reading Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet" again. The first letter poses a profound question.

"This above all - ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if this should be affirmative, if you may meet this earnest question with a strong and simple "I must," then build your life according to this necessity; your life even into its most indifferent and slightest hour must be a sign of this urge and a testimony to it".

At the beginning of each day, as I look out over the Culm Valley, the question has to be What must I do today? And then I build my life according to this necessity for I believe that it is God given.

Follow Me

Oh, feed me this day, Holy Spirit, with

the fragrance of the fields and the
freshness of the oceans which you have
made, and help me to hear and to hold
in all dearness those exacting and wonderful
words of our Lord Christ Jesus, saying:

Follow me.

From the poem 'Six Recognitions of the Lord' in 'Thirst' by Mary Oliver

Jesus' first call to follow him was to fishermen. Hearing his call, they left their nets and went with him. 

The work of those who seek to follow him today, and whose gifts lie in the world of the arts, whether story, poetry, music or any form of visual art, is to reveal his presence. The purpose of their gifts and their work is to say to those who are listening "This is the One who is calling you. This is the One who chose you since before the world began and who is now seeking you in love".