Sr. Rosemary Stein, OP, is one of our Great Bend, Kansas Sisters who is choosing the next step in her path of community and service as the Great Bend Motherhouse closes.
The Spirit is calling me to surrender. God is giving me a new identity. The past has shaped me. My story is just beginning.
Romans 8:18. The suffering of this present time is nothing compared with the glory to be revealed to me. Some people are sent into my life to awaken me, not to destroy.
Isaiah 40:31 Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
The Spirit is calling me to surrender. God is giving me a new identity. The past has shaped me. My story is just beginning.
I know my Dominican Community believes in me, offers me hope, love, and support. They are speaking to me from Divine intervention. I need to remain open, to believe, to trust that God is preparing the way for me as He always has during any changes I have made.
Fear limits expectation, but faith calls me to know God has a plan for me. It stretches me, calls me to trust in the God who is guiding me. Calling me forward. God promised He would be with me wherever I go.
I want to live expecting the unknown but celebrate what will be my surprises. Leaving the familiar can feel like loss, but God will strengthen me and will put those people in my life who will help me grow spiritually. At this moment in my life, I’m saying yes to God and the people who are reaching out to me.
Rosemary,
Thank you for this posting ! Your words say so much; the joyous picture says the rest..
So grateful to you for now, and for all the years that went before … Gracias !..
Kay Mahady
Rose Mary, you are discerning deeply with Jesus your Rock. I feel your heart is always open to adventure. I am sure the future holds surprises as you throw the net once more into the deep. Peace be with you. Nancy Jane Kuntz
Rose Mary,
Thank you for your reflection and discernment re the changes coming into your life.
This fits into the theme of our retreat this week with Janet Schaeffler, OP on Aging Gracefully with Gratitude, knowing the best is yet to come.
Rose Mary,
Your heart and smile remind me of the wide-open Kansas horizons. You have much to offer to, and receive from, your new home. Many of us are spending our final years in unfamiliar countryside. Blessings abound.
“I want to live expecting the unknown but celebrate what will be my surprises.”
Rose Mary! What profound insight for all of us!
My deepest respect and admiration for the lifelong work of the Dominican Sisters who I love so much! You have influenced and inspired me beyond even my own knowing. May I continue to walk in the shadow of the Dominican Women who have been an enormous part of shaping my life and being of service….loving God’s people!
Let us all journey into the future together and CELEBRATE!
Geneva Brungardt, OPA.
Rose Mary, I enjoyed reading your uplifting message! I pray that you continue your journey with this wonderful, abiding faith and openness. I admire your courage and willingness to look forward to God’s plan for you.
And, I am still unhappy that my dear friend is going to leave.
Sister Rose Mary, your reflection reveals an open and trusting attitude toward the plan God has for you. That is the attitude of a soul that desires to be faithful to God. Take heart! God is faithful and walks with you in every decision and step you take in life. Thank you for sharing.
My dear Sister Rose Mary ~
How many, “Yes’s” have you said in your life? I am sure it is more than you can count, and still God who is faithful calls you closer as you are invited to step out on a new path. May God and our Pioneering foremothers strengthen you, guide you, and companion you as you say this next, “Yes.”
Thank you for sharing this heartfelt reflection. Peace, June
Thanks, Rose Mary! There’s a few going with
you…and we need each other, like always!
God is with us! Martina
Dear Rosemary,
You have sister companions that are on the same journey of “surrender”. We know aur surrender is to our lovng God and the Call given to us and the grace to do so gracefully. Thank you so much for sharing with us and be assured of my continued prayer for you as venture into this new journey. Please remember me as well.
Much love ,
Sr. Brigid