Monday, October 2, 2023

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 and 10-1-2019 and 10-1-2021

 

 

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

most favorite Saint

 

10-1-18

 

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