A Sister Reflects - Reflexión de una Hermana



Finding Time to Reflect with God | Encontrar el Tiempo para Reflexionar con Dios
fall landscape of adrian dominican sisters motherhouse campus with red orange yellow and green leaves in the trees and yellow leaves on the ground among paved sidewalks

Adrian Dominican Sisters, Motherhouse Campus.Photo taken by Aneesa @2012

Fall is my favorite season. So many things are changing, the weather gets cooler, the colors particularly in Michigan where I grew up are amazing, vibrant reds, yellows, oranges, and even purples. Our clothes change, even the number of daylight hours is shortening. For me, the season of Fall reflects life. As the world around us changes and the trees drop their leaves we are reminded of the many gifts of life nature is showing us. The dropped leaves provide nutrients to the soil and reminds us that if the leaves didn’t fall we would not have new life in the Spring. Nature taking time to slow down, taking time to breathe. When I can, I take a retreat in the Fall to enjoy the beauty of nature and taking advantage of the time to slow down and breathe. I started this tradition during my discernment. There was a retreat center not far from me that had little hermitages (small cottages) for rent. I would go for a weekend and enjoy being in the quiet, walking the trails through the leaves, talking and listening to God in nature. Those memories make me smile and remind me, while so many things in life changed as I discerned and entered Religious Life, my joy in nature has always been there and has only grown deeper as I invited God on the journey. What is your favorite season? Do you invite God to join you in your favorite season or favorite place?

Blessings,
Sister Mary


Encontrar el Tiempo para Reflexionar con Dios

El otoño es mi estación favorita. Muchas cosas están cambiando, el clima se vuelve más fresco, los colores, particularmente en Michigan, donde crecí, son increíbles, rojos, amarillos, anaranjados e incluso morados vibrantes. Nuestra ropa cambia, y aún el número de horas de luz se está acortando. Para mí, la temporada de Otoño refleja la vida. A medida que el mundo que nos rodea cambia y los árboles pierden sus hojas, recordamos los muchos regalos de la vida que la naturaleza nos muestra. Las hojas caídas proporcionan nutrientes a la tierra y nos recuerdan que si las hojas no cayeran no tendríamos nueva vida en Primavera. La naturaleza se toma tiempo para pausar, se toma tiempo para respirar. Cuando puedo, participo en un retiro en el Otoño para disfrutar de la belleza de la naturaleza y aprovechar el tiempo para pausar y respirar. Comencé esta tradición durante mi discernimiento. Había un centro de retiro no lejos de mí que tenía pequeñas cabañas para alquilar. Iba un fin de semana y disfrutaba de la tranquilidad, caminando entre las hojas, hablando y escuchando a Dios en la naturaleza. Esos recuerdos me hacen sonreír y me recuerdan que, si bien tantas cosas en la vida cambiaron a medida que discerní y entré en la Vida Religiosa, mi alegría en la naturaleza siempre ha estado ahí y solo se ha vuelto más profunda cuando invité a Dios en mi jornada.  ¿Cuál es su estación favorita? ¿Invitará a Dios a unirse a usted en su estación o lugar favorito?

Bendiciones,
Hermana María



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