The beginning of another 'era'!

We've closed our beloved St Anthony's Canossian Convent!! [SACC] [Thankfully, the Schools will remain!] I am sooooo sorry and really sad that the convent of my school days has been closed! Upon reflection and looking at the situation, I have to admit that there really isn't much of a choice :( It's all been cleared, only the building stands and that too, not for long. So much love had been poured into it's building but the love will surely remain even if the building doesn't. Upon my return I considered going to say 'goodbye' but.. I don't have the heart to do that so, now all that is left to be done is to now clear what has been collected from SACC. The remnants of books, furniture and loads of other stuff. I have avoided looking at all that has been salvaged, but that's quite impossible, there's stuff [and good stuff too!] in every corner of the convent I now live in and so... I'll do my share of clearing and feel the heartache as I wade through the library books especially. The library was a special place of really good books. I am grateful that the good books have been saved.. now for the sorting.
"Dear God... As this new 'era' begins, give me the grace to let go of SACC with a whole heart so that I many give my best to where I am and basically, 'bloom where I'm planted'. I know you're here and will give me new life in this community and convent, so God, 'here I am, I come to do your will'. Pax!

It's been sooooo long!

Far too long since I blogged... My 7 months of Renewal in Tagaytay, Philippines has been really good! Why?? Simply because God is good and there was time there, being enfolded in the beauty of God's loving creation helped me to truly experience the wonderfully generous love of God! God truly cannot be outdone in generosity and I am grateful for the gift of time that allowed me that space to allow God's presence and love to sink deep into my heart.
My only desire presently is to be able to give that which I received so freely from Abba and to be worthy of the love I have abundantly received.
I pray for the grace to respond with love and compassion to all whom God gives me in my life and to be true to my community and to my call as a Daughter of Charity!
Peace to all who pass this way cos this truly... 'Holyground'!

A sabbatical experience...

The dawn has coloured the clouds a light bluish grey and the mountains are navy blue with light grey clouds hovering over the top. Patches of bright orange manifests the determination of the rising sun amidst the darkening clouds. The rising sun will win this 'battle' but, for now, the clouds that darken are holding the eternal sky.

The beauty here that my eyes have captured and wistfully seeks to retain cannot be justified by a mere photo shot. God's transcendence as seen here in the exalted array of clouds, mountains and trees with the glorious rising sun breaking through... is only viably seen through God's gift of sight!

The camera - like many other human devices, has obviously 'failed' me! The numerous shots I've taken [beautiful though they may seem to be] clearly manifests this failure :(

Ultimately, it is only in sitting before this awesome sight - glorious splendor of God's creation at the dawn of a new day - that I am filled with the totality of God's infinite goodness and love!

What more can I say but "Abba, Thank You!"