Monday, October 1, 2018

MY VOCATION IS LOVE








WITNESS




10-1-13




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 our 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




ps WITNESS 10-1-13




10-1-14




RECENTLY-I learned that the LITTLE FLOWER-is POPE FRANCIS'
most favorite Saint


10-1-18



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