Humility

A quote from Catherine:


Humility does not consist in words but in acts; to be real it must be practical.


This morning during our morning prayer, in our time of reflection, we were to name a person who has influenced us to grow deeper in our spirituality. Today happens to be a birthday/feast day of one of our sisters in leadership. When she was in the Juniorate and I but a a lowly novice, she made a journal book for me to record my poetry. It was a simple book with a number of pages bound with yarn through the punch holes and a cover that was of sturdier brown card stock. For me it was the beginning of a great adventure in recording my inmost thoughts.

What a simple, humble gift, real and practical. That may not be what Catherine McAuley was thinking, but for me it is an example of how humility brings as about great gifts. I will never be a famous poet or spiritual writer, but i do have a practical way of expressing it. Today, I have begun volume 22 of some great expressions of my experience of life. They are not masterpieces for the world, but they are pieces for the Master.

What have you received in your life, simple, humble that have brought to life the gifts you have?


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