What a journey my life has been. Certainly not exactly as I envisioned, but I suspect this is true of everyone's journey. Once we set out on a trip, we expect it will lead to our desired destination, but we do not see or even imagine all those interesting, delightful, challenging, painful, undesirable, hurtful, ugly, barren, surprising, exhilarating, enlightening details along the way. We only dwell on the beginning and the end, which in a way is like a sandwich. The beginning is one slice of bread, the ending is the other slice. Obviously very essential to the sandwich, but by no means the main attraction. And so it is with life. We've got to embrace all of it lovingly to our hearts, the good and the not so good. It all contributes to a wonderful life, a free gift from God...
Sister Mary Elizabeth VHM
