This morning I began to ask myself
Do I need to be talented and intelligent
in order to be known?
Is there greatness on this?
Do I have to be popular in order to be a nun?
There’s no greatness on such
Remember what I have said
Let the children come to me
For to them belong the kingdom of God
O Lord why should I aspire for greatness
You are with me.
You alone are my desire
To possess in my life
I’m already yours, and I possessed you already
My heart belongs to you.
I am still insecure not to be recognized
Afraid in my passiveness to contribute
So weak and limited to give.
I don’t need your talents
What I need is your “yes”.
Yes to my will, a heart to love me and others
A freedom to be the best of yourself.
Yes, Lord, true greatness is
Not surmountable to my talents
To the intelligence and my being active
But by the deeds which could do a lot of miracles
To the troubled hearts,
To the stony hearts
To the world of hatred,
Revenge, competition and jealousy.
One day I will come to deliberate you
From the world and take you to my Father in heaven.
