Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

“Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat fall into the earth and dies, it remains but a single grain: but if dies, it bears much fruit.”  Jn. 12:24

Several years ago, at a time in my life when I felt really down, I had the opportunity to make a 21 day retreat at one of our Retreat Houses in Quebec, at the foot of one of the hills or “mountains” south of Montreal. 

Revelations take many forms and shapes throughout our lives.  I don’t mean thunder-and-lightning revelations as in Sacred Scripture.  I believe revelations can be more subtle and yet just as life transforming as Moses’ call from the burning bush or John the Baptist’s call into the desert.

A couple weeks ago, I confided in a friend of a decision I struggled with.  Nothing seemed clear in discerning which course of action to take.  I prayed, I sought counsel, I researched, but still, I felt conflicted.  My experience and rationale could only carry me so far, and I struggled to trust the wisdom of others.  It reminded me of that scripture passage, of being “tossed about like waves in the sea.”