Monday, October 1, 2012





MY VOCATION IS LOVE
(  A Dedication to the Little Flower  )        =       Born January 2nd---1873

She was born
In a little town in France

Her Mother died
When she was 4
And the family moved to Liseux
Where her Aunt helped her Father
To look after her and her sisters

One of 4 girls
Who all became nuns
Theresa, herself,
Became a nun
At the age of 15

Theresa never did anything extraordinary
But did everything extraordinarily well

She never
Held a position with great responsibility
But was gifted
With a great intimacy with God

She lived a life
Hidden in God’s love
But was directed
To write an autobiography
Which she called

THE STORY OF A SOUL

In this book
She described her life
“As a little way of spiritual childhood”
And wrote that what matters most in life
“Is not great deeds, but great love”

It is said That Theresa was a very sweet person
That lived her life
With a great simplicity

However it is very apparent
That she lived out her life
In conjunction with the 4 Gospels

A simple life
In obedience
To the Word of God---to the Will of God

She once said,
“My mission---to make God loved---
Will begin after my death”

                And

“I will spend my heaven
Doing good on earth
I will let fall
A shower of roses”

My Mom, myself
And millions of others
Have received roses from unexpected sources
After prayers to her

In this cold, cruel, indifferent world
We could ALL
Learn some things from Saint Theresa

To live out her lives
With selflessness
Instead of selfishness

To try to do small ordinary things
Extraordinarily well

And live out our lives
With such passion for God
And for others

So that we can truly say
Like Saint Theresa

“MY VOCATION IS LOVE”

Robert P. Wallman
10-4-11

Ps        Saint Theresa died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis

            She is considered the patroness of Missions

            Her feast day is October 1st


            My Sister---Terri---is named after her

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