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As a girl, I attended my sister Tracy’s high school graduation from a public school in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in 1977. The commencement speaker was the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who spoke with remarkable eloquence and offered a mantra to the graduating seniors: “I am somebody.”
Over the past year, I have sometimes stepped back—from the news, from difficult conversations, from people whose views differ from mine—in the name of self-preservation. But prayer has been gently revealing how easily that withdrawal can become rooted in fear rather than trust.
Northeast Associates and companion Sisters gathered on November 11 to share a prayer service of remembrance for all connected with the SSND community (particularly deceased Associates).
“What matters is that you serve God not as much as you want, but as much as is possible for you.”
“What matters is that you serve God not as much as you want, but as much as is possible for you.”
Blessed Mary Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger Foundress, School Sisters of Notre Dame
