Look closely and you'll find yourself in this tree, the Church, which is rooted and grounded in Christ. Your faith life grows from the base of baptism, is given definition through commitment in one of the branches of lay, ordained, or consecrated vocations, and bears the distinct fruit and leaves of your particular gifts and talents in the occupations and activities you choose. And yet, the Vocation Tree illustration is not a comprehensive picture of the entire Church! Particularly within the laity, many other branches exist and bear fruit, including children, adolescents and young adults who have not yet discerned a state in life vocation, widows and widowers, those who are separated, and single persons open to marriage. The Vocation Tree is meant to illustrate vocations in life that are both discerned and chosen.