They are rare enough nowadays, so rare that you may have never seen one, except perhaps on old movies or on the list of endangered species. To begin with, they are people, quite human and not — to quote Longfellow out of context — “a crowd of statues in whose folded sleeves birds build their nests.” And not only are they very much alive, but they actually seem to enjoy the life of sacrifice that they have chosen.
Whether a Sister is singing in choir, sweeping the convent kitchen, or tying a child’s shoe, the sparkle in her eyes tells of a great wealth of inner happiness.
What is the secret of this radiant peace, this “something” which makes the Sister special, different from others? It is the great motivating force behind her life — it is the call of Christ. It is love.
You do not live until you love. And you do not love until you give your heart away. And the nun has given her heart, her all, to Christ and lives as He did — “going about doing good.”
“Amen, I say to you, every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother,...or lands for My Name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.” — Matt. 19:29
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