Oh, Master, make me chaste and celibate – but not yet.
To know what to do and to be ready to do it are two completely different things.
I have known for some time that I am called to more enclosure – more solitude. And I prayed that God may grant me that gift. But am I ready for it? Today is a day of change. I finish one calling and enter more deeply into another. And I return to a much older one. With Your help, O Lord!
this solitary life 