And my take away is....
Chosen: the action of selection, often as a means of indicating preference for a specific object chosen. Most of the time, we go through life making all kinds of choices without much thought - simply because things have become so familiar to us, we just do it by habit. We reach for the salt or pepper at the table simply because we have done this for years. We drive a particular path to work without much thought to the winding path, sometimes not even aware of the things we pass by simply because they are so familiar to us because of the sheer frequency of the path we travel. We gravitate to the same place at the table, in the living room furniture, etc. - it is "our" space. We have indicated a "preference" for a certain route, spot, or type of activity - it is now our method of conducting our affairs. But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and spe...