We are called....

Today, Sister Joan reminds us that we are called to lead, "...we are to birth souls of steel and light...".  We talked recently about random act of kindness, today Sister Joan reminds us that we are to 

...love indiscriminately...to call the the community to the height and depth

and breadth of the spiritual life; to rejoin in our own weaknesses in order

to deal more tenderly with the weaknesses of others; to attend more to the

spiritual than the physical aspects of community life; and to save our own

souls in the process....

 

O God of Unmeasured Mercy, teach us to love without condition or caution—

to open our arms wide, as Christ opened His on the cross, embracing others 

not for what they are or are not, but simply because they are Yours. 

Remind us that silence nourishes, humility strengthens, and the unseen work

of grace shapes the soul more than any labor of the hand.

Let us rejoice in our weaknesses, where Your strength is made perfect.  Teach 

us to cradle the flaws of others tenderly, as we have learned to cradle our own.

Draw our hearts beyond shared meals to the deeper communion of spirit;

prayers said for one another in secret; forgiveness offered before it is asked;

and compassion rising from an understanding heart.

And in all things, may we remember that to love well is to follow You.

Amen.