A Sea of Nuns

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So I celebrated Easter in NYC this year, and honestly it was a little strange not being with my family. I had a lovely Easter brunch with my friends, but at church, it was just me, myself, and I.

You know how you’re always way more observant when it’s just you?

So there I was, sitting in the pews, looking around at all the couples holding hands, worshipping together – it was a beautiful thing.

And I couldn’t help but find my mind wandering to think about my own future love, and praying for him, whoever he may be.

And in that very moment, I realized that I was sitting directly in between two full rows of nuns.

On row, dressed like Mother Teresa, and the other row dressed like Maria in the Sound of  Music.

 

And I actually gave an audible chuckle out loud, thinking…OK, God. I see what you did there. I know I’m in my late twenties and a freaking virgin, but do you have to rub it in?!? Happy Easter to You, too, Big Guy.

Anyone who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor just isn’t looking hard enough.

But I became captivated by these nuns for the rest of Mass. I looked at them during the sermon, and every single one of them had this beautiful, peaceful smile on their faces. Not like some creepy permagrin or anything. But they just had this expression of complete peace.

They had an inner joy, that frankly I found missing from many of the bored, zoned out faces that were also present in the congregation.

And if I’m being really honest…an inner joy that was missing from myself, too.

How often have I just rested in His love for me? How often have I just sat and let His love wash over me and permeate every single cell of my being?

I mean, sure I listen to awesome podcasts by Fr. Mike Schmitz or other preachers and fill my ears with words and thoughts and messages about God, but what about just spending time, actually with God. How often do I just sit and feel His love for me, and let that change me?

And I’m going to be honest…the answer to that question is not something I am super proud of.

Jesus didn’t suffer, die, and rise again so that we could simply know about Him. He did all those things to be in relationship with us. To be our best friend. Our confidant. Our everything. 

Those nuns were completely captivated by His love. At peace. Resting. With a radiating, subtle joy that only comes from knowing, claiming, and feeling His love.

And here we are, on the pinnacle of our faith – the quintessential example of His self-giving love for us: Easter – What a time to start making time to be with Jesus.

Because the truth is, we are not guaranteed tomorrow.

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It’s been one heck of a year, with my mom’s stroke. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that life is uncertain. And fragile. And things that we take for granted and time that we’re “certain” we have in abundance, is not always a sure bet.

And if there’s one thing that needs to be Numero Uno on our priority list, it is our relationship with Jesus. Jesus: the resurrected Lord whom we are celebrating this Easter season. We must get that right. We must have that figured out. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Not when we’re older and have sown our wild oats. Today.

I want to possess that peace I see in those nuns.

And that only comes from resting in His love.

Looks like it’s time for me to meet Jesus at the Cross, and just sit and be with Him.

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176 thoughts on “A Sea of Nuns”

  3. Ah! You don’t have to be a professed nun to know the joy of belonging completely to Jesus. Watch out He does the proposing and rarely takes no for an answer. Wishing you all the joys of the Resurrection.

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  5. Great post! If you are looking for a great book talking about siting with God daily, take a look at 2 Chairs by Bob Beaudine. His book has been transformational in how I conduct my every day life.

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  7. Ok, I’ll say what I don’t see written here: Have you considered that while you were praying for the man you want God to send you, he filled your vision with women who have made a commitment to God–perhaps because God wants you to consider committing your life to God through religious life. Have you explored the possibility of becoming a sister? If not, why not? Sometimes God puts something in front of us that we don’t want to see or know, and God is inviting us to move beyond our fears and expectations to consider another way.

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    1. Thank you so much Madeline for this thoughtful response. I haven’t considered that, mainly because it scares me half to death. Because i want to get married and have a family and raise my kids near their cousins and aunts and uncles. I long to do His will so I will keep my heart open, but I don’t think that calling has been placed in my heart. Great points. Thank you again friend. 🙂 Hugs and love xox

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  8. Thank you for this post! This is exactly what I needed to read right in this moment. It is so true and important that I need to place my relationship with Jesus above all else.

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    1. thanks so much! i’m so glad this resonated with you. yeah, i definitely need that reminder all the time 🙂 Hugs and love xox

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  9. 1 Corinthians 7:6-8
    6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
    7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
    8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

    1 Corinthians 7:37-40
    37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
    38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
    39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
    40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

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    1. thank you so much Ted!!! glad it resonated with you 🙂 this is a great time to work on it with it being the Easter season! 🙂 that’s what I’m telling myself haha Hugs and love xox

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    1. Thanks so much Gail:) I appreciate the prayers so much! Sending some up for you as well! Hugs and love xox

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  13. You got the truth here! It’s not knowing about God, it’s knowing Him. So refreshing to know there are still young women out there who want to know and experience HIs presence in their life. You are an encouragement to this old woman.

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    1. Thanks Barbara! You’re on a reading roll! And thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad this resonated with you:) big hugs to you xox

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  14. Hi. You say God has a sense of humour. I unfortunately realised this a while ago. I.e. my life. I genuinely feel like my life is God’s little joke. Somewhere between that and Job. I’m gonna be honest: I’m struggling. Sorry to put this on you but anything to help me in my struggle to hang on? xx

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    1. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I’m sorry that you’re struggling. When I’ve struggled in the past I have literally had to just cling to Jesus by my fingernails and remember that He’s carrying me. Surround yourself with people who love you. Hang in there.

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      1. Thank you so much for replying. Your story is amazing. And you’re amazing. But right now I feel like I’m drowning. And I’m trying to remember the love I had for God. But I feel so betrayed by him. And it hurts so much!! And I think that’s adding to my pain at the moment. 😥

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      2. Oh my heart is just going out to you. Just remember that He’s going through this with you. Sending all my love, friend. xox

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  16. A heart at peace is a happy heart. Surrender to God, tell Him to help you find the partner of His choice and to make it obvious to you so you won’t fob him off. My daughter hates cooking and housework, she is so engrossed in her career she doesn’t have the time nor the passion for either. My daughter loves visiting grandma when she can, grandma was worried about her being single, grandma always prayed that she find a partner who could cook. Six years ago through a friend of hers, she met a chef who loves both cooking and cleaning and adores our beautiful daughter. I’m a romantic, so when he asked my husband first for permission to marry her and then flew to Paris last November, to surprise our daughter who was on a business trip by proposing to her on her 33rd birthday, I was besotted when she rang me in the middle of the night. He was an atheist but now he is marrying her in the catholic church. So God not only answered her prayers through my mother but mine as well. They a having a romantic style wedding in March 2019. Praise be to God and His Son Jesus Christ.

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    1. Yes it is!! Thank you so much for this beautiful response. That is the perfect example of “a lid for every pot!” haha So happy for her and your family! God is good!!! hugs xo

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