BELONGING TO THE WORLD - WITH YOUR HEART BELONGING TO GOD
“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian.
By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling,
I belong to the world. As to my heart,
I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus. ”
I am nothing. He is all.
I do nothing of my own. He does it.
I am God's pencil.
A tiny bit of pencil with which He writes what He likes.
God writes through us,
and however imperfect instruments we may be,
He writes beautifully.
I do nothing of my own. He does it.
I am God's pencil.
A tiny bit of pencil with which He writes what He likes.
God writes through us,
and however imperfect instruments we may be,
He writes beautifully.
"We need to find God,
and God cannot be found
in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence.
See how nature--trees and flowers and grass--grow in silence.
See the stars, the moon, and the sun,
how they move in silence.
The more we receive in silent prayer,
the more we can give in our active life."
"At the end of our lives,
we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received,
how much money we have made
or how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by
‘I was hungry and you gave me to eat.
I was naked and you clothed me.
I was homeless and you took me in.’
"To smile at someone who is sad;
to visit, even for a little while, someone who is lonely;
to give someone shelter from the rain with our umbrella;
to read something for someone who is blind;
these and others can be small things, very small things,
but they are appropriate to give our love of God concrete expression to the poor."
There is a tremendous strength
that is growing in the world
through sharing together,
praying together,
suffering together,
and working together.
One day a young couple came to our house and asked for me.
They gave me a large amount of money.
I asked them, "Where did you get so much money?"
They answered, "We got married two days ago. Before we got married
we had decided not to celebrate the wedding,
not to buy wedding clothes, not to have a reception or a honeymoon.
We wanted to give you the money we saved."
I know what such a decision meant, especially for a Hindu family.
I know what such a decision meant, especially for a Hindu family.
That is why I asked them, "But how did you think of such a thing?"
"We love each other so much," they answered,
"that we wanted to share the joy of
our love with those you serve."
our love with those you serve."
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