The Wonder of a Call
Yes the call of God is a wonderous thing. There is no explanation for it other than the love which God bears for the person He calls. This marvellous love is absolutely free, personal and unique. These days in the gospel we hear Jesus saying to his disciples “ follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
St. John of the
Cross loved to say, “ if a person is seeking God, the Beloved is seeking that
person much more”. Yes it is God who calls, sends, and who enables the person to bear fruit for the
Kingdom.
You did not choose me, no I chose you and
commissioned you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last.
These
early days of the span New Year 2024 we
are rejoicing that Shauna has entered our Kilmacud Carmel in response to the call of God. In the words
of St. Teresa, she is venturing her life in order to love Jesus and to make Him
loved: to be “love in the heart of the Church”.
St. Teresa
liked to tell each new person entering that she is a foundation stone for those
will come after her and that the Order of the Virgin, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
begins again with her. That inspires and puts courage into the person entering.
I remember a
little girl of five asking me if I started as a little small nun first and then grew into a big one! Her second
question followed “was your mother an
old nun down in the Convent?” I can still see her little intent face trying to
figure it out. She listened with great attention as I explained that I was just
like her, a little girl at home with a mammy and daddy and sisters and a
brother and went to school like her.
That I learnt about God how He loved all his children and wanted them to be happy and good. The wish
grew in me to know and love God more. It
was when I was 19 that I said yes to the call of God.
We thank all
who have prayed for the gift of new vocations to our Carmel. Please continue
to pray for Shauna and for us too that
we will be the good soil in which her vocation can grow.
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