Madeleine Sophie?
The woman of frailty and strength,
the woman tender, yet firm,
the woman demanding and compassionate.
What I love about you is
the active woman
whose activity draws its inspiration
from the Heart of Christ.
What I love about you is
the woman of contrasts:
friend of the humble,
yet approaching with simplicity
the great ones of this world;
friend of silence and of prayer,
forever traveling
the roads of Europe
bringing communities to
birth and nurturing them;
you are skilled in loving strongly,
you are skilled in parting too.
What I love about you,
Madeleine Sophie,
is your eagerness to serve families,
young people and children.
I love your creativity,
your dynamism,
the talent for rejuvenation
that made you say, at 83:
"The world is changing;
our Plan of Studies must change too."
Thank you, Madeleine Sophie,
for seeing beyond your weakness,
and letting the Strength of God
perform its work in you.
You lead us to a great discovery:
the Fountain of Life itself springs
out of a wounded Heart!
Marie-Thérèse Théry, RSCJ
Province of France
I thought this was worth passing on to all my readers with a love of St. Madeleine Sophie.
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