Patience is a Virtue

A common phrase is "Patience is a virtue" and my response has always been "A virtue I don't have."  I have patience with people, animals, etc but not with waiting for something that I desire. I have been thinking a lot lately about the next year and what it might hold for me.  I know that God has a reason for me not to enter this year as much as I would like to.  I know that God is preparing my heart and perfecting my will as I learn the virtue of patience among many others.  I also know that the Sisters are being prepared in their own special way.  As much as I feel united to them through prayer, I desire to be with them once again.  I am looking forward to the Nun Run this summer not only to spend time with the girls and showing them the beauty of religious life but also to show them the community that I have fallen in love with and of course see my Sisters once again! 

I continue to pray for my vocation and that the student loans that are holding me back from entering will be resolved shortly so that I do not have to worry about it in as much.  This is requiring me to trust in God completely and know that if God desires me to become a Sister then He will prepare the way and remove all the obstacles that are in my way right now.  God has begin to slowly move some of these obstacles and continues to show me a clear path.  I keep telling myself and Christ, "Jesus, I trust in You!"

A funny story, a Sister from the Franciscan community nearby approached Fr. Greg after Saturday night Mass and said that he needed to help get Franciscan sisters to come out of this parish.  He responded "Well, we do have a young woman who is entering a Franciscan community in the summer of 2012" Her response, "Great we will love having her" Fr. Greg. "She is actually going to Texas!"  This is something I have gotten a lot!  "Why don't you join the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls?" They have the misconception that all communities are the same.  Despite the fact that they are a Franciscan community they are still very different than the School Sisters.  They no longer wear the habit and they do not live in community like I desire.  I could not imagine myself being a Sister and living by myself and no other Sisters.  Community life is important to me. 

I ask for your continued prayers and know that I am praying for you all as well! 

United in Prayer

This weekend I received the official acceptance letter and the community prayers among other things that are not as exciting, like a physical form.  I received this wonderful package of joy in the mail mid morning before I left for a series of errands which I am not to typically fond of doing but alas they had to get done.

Once I received this packet of goodness my mood was changed.  That evening, I began to pray the community prayers as I would if I were with the Sisters.  I did not realize how much I have missed praying these particular prayers.  Even though I had not seen these prayers since March they seemed so familiar they fit perfectly like a glove. I feel more united to the Sisters now.  It also gives me a year or so to learn all the prayers of the community. I still miss being with the Sisters but this is one way that I can continue to be united with them, through prayer!

I ask that you continue to pray for me as I discern and that any obstacles that might be in my path to entering may be taken away!  May God continue to bless you all!