Thursday, October 5 : Venerable Madeleine Delbrêl

“Go! ” this is your insruction to us at every corner of the Gospel. If we are to be headed in your direction we have to be on the move! Even when our laziness begs us to stay put. You have chosen a very strange kind of balance for us. the kind of balance that can only be achieved and maintained if we are moving, surging forward with élan. A bit like a bike that does not stay upright when it is on the move, A bike that remains leaning against a wall until someone gets on it and rides off down the road. We have been given a highly precarious state of being characterized by complete insecurity, As soon as we find ourselves examining our life, It leans over and swerves. We can only stand upright if we keep moving, launching ourselves forward in an élan of love. (…) You refuse to give us a road map. Our journey takes place at night. Each act that we are asked to preform becomes clear at the exact moment that it is due. Often the only thing that we are guaranteed is the regular weariness of having the same work to do each day, the same rooms to clean, the same faults to correct. But apart from this guarantee, Everything else is left to your imagination that enjoys having such a good time with us.

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