Inspired by Scholastica

  Limping to God I come to you, God, weather-beaten and limping, asking for forgiveness for all the times I have failed to be faithful and attentive to all those around me, especially the elderly who have run the race, the poor, the lonely and abandoned, who need my care and concern.     Is there any hope for these old bones? What will it take to change my limp into a surge of energy and a ready step? Teach me to become more caring, more responsive, more aware. Give me eyes to see and the will to act on my good intentions.   Water my dried up spirit and shriveled body, expand my shrunken heart. Give me eyes to see what you are leading me to do even as my bones creak and my legs become unsteady. Make me remember that I am here to serve, to listen, to be ready to be your hands and feet today.   Barbara Mayer, OSB    

  Sisters around the Globe Until the National Catholic Reporter began publishing Global Sisters Report , very few people knew what Sisters in other parts of the world were doing. Even most Sisters were focused on their own ministries and did not realize what Sisters in Africa, Central and South America, China, and other places were doing. Most of us weren’t aware there were so many Sisters doing such important work for the Church and the world in distant lands. Global Sisters Report , an on-line news site, is published daily and brings these important stories to our IPads with the touch of a finger. It recently published an E-Book “Hope Amid Turmoil” containing some of their amazing stories. Many of us were astounded at the impact Sisters around the world are making in situations of poverty, war, violence, and danger. Their contributions in education, medicine, women’s rights, prison ministry, and care of orphans and homeless children are immeasurable. During the siege and bomba

  Inspired by Scholastica   God Remembers Us   It is good to know God remembers us even when we don’t think of him. When are busy and our minds are preoccupied with many things, He thinks of us.   When we are engaged in conversation and full of things to say, God remembers us. When we are lonely, sad, depressed or grieving, he is beside us to comfort us.   When we are ill and in pain and cannot focus to pray, he is there. When we are sleeping, he is watching and often reveals himself to us.   God remembers each of us individually, not as a clump. He knows our past and our future He never forgets any of the trillions of people he created and loves.   Thank you, God, for keeping us in your loving care throughout all our days. Amen.   Barbara Mayer, OSB