As I walked home after a long day yesterday I was thinking:
Why is it so hot?
I wish I had air conditioning.
I wish I had a car.
Why does my hair have to be so big? (and it really is
record-breakingly huge in the humidity of the rainy season here)
I’m so tired.
Why am I so busy?
Why can’t I have some personal free time? Just a little bit?
I saw one of my students walking toward me. She’s a sweet, smart, and quiet girl. I taught her last year, but wasn’t
particularly close to her and unfortunately haven’t had the chance to talk to her
very much this year. In fact it took me
a minute to recall her name. As much as
I hate to admit it, that’s just what happens when you teach 150 kids every year,
you just forget a few names over the summer.
As we chatted almost immediately she said she had a question to ask me
and proceeded to ask me to be her Godmother!
She’ll going to be baptized at Easter!
It was a big decision for her and it was beautiful to see how excited
she is about it J As I hugged her and told her I would be
honored I was immediately pulled out of my previous self-pitying thoughts and
questions… amazing how that works!
She’s why I’m so tired and so busy,
she’s why I don’t have any personal time.
She’s why I am here.
And she’s worth all of it.
See, that is so so so beautiful! I remember, one time, I was praying about why I hadn't found my spouse. I was feeling VERY sorry for myself and felt God very clearly say (it was in Mass, after communion), 'which teen would you give up so that you could be married'? All these kids who I had worked for started coming to mind. I realized that I had I been married when I wanted to be (right after college)I wouldn't have been able to serve the teens like I did when I was single! And, they were worth it! :)
ReplyDeleteyou rock, Mary :)
ReplyDeleteNeeded this encouragement. Thanks Betsy and Letlovebesincere. God Bless!
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