I Would Rather Be Cold and Hungry...

A quote from Catherine McAuley:

God knows I would rather be cold and hungry than that the poor should be deprived of anything in my power to give....


Here in Cedar Rapids we are still struggling with the floods of three weeks ago. Although the water has receded,the cleanup is massive. We have people without homes without food and without resources and we have people who have all of that.

Yesterday, as i was meeting with the Sacred Circle group to which I belong we talked of what more we can do as Sisters of Mercy. We have already done a a lot, but what can the senior Sisters do? We found something that we can do for the next 6-8 months and we have energy
and experience to do it well-be listeners. It seems simple and it is. There are so many people
who are now becoming depressed and just need to talk and they face the overwhelming job of clean up for the long journey ahead.

What a way to give and it will allow us to sleep nights doing our part in this massive ordeal we have to face as a civic community.

And what can you do today for someone who is poor?

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Taken the Greatest Risks

A quote from a contemporary Sister of Mercy, Jan Geason:

At times of crisis mercy people have realigned and dreamt of new ways of implementing the spirit and vision-indeed-taken the greatest risks.

Today, July 1, I awoke to a new identity. I don't feel any different,but who I am is different. I am now a Sister of Mercy of the West Midwest Community. Last night I went to bed as a Sister of Mercy of the Cedar Rapids Region.

This quote fits our new reality. Mercy is ever changing and ever new as we go forward in ministry and relationships. It's what we are about-and-we don't leave those in need behind as we go forward.

Today think of new things in your life. How do you recreate yourself anew each day?

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