Waiting for the service...
Marie Zenack
I heard this story once about a monastery that was in trouble. Their numbers were dwindling. The monks did not treat each other with kindness. The buildings were in disrepair. And generally they had lost the spirit of their community.
The abbot went to a friend, who happened to be a rabbi, and asked him if he could offer some advice. The rabbi replied that he had no advice to give, but that it had come to him in prayer that one of the monks was the long-awaited Messiah.
The abbot was overwhelmed with emotion. He thought about how he treated each of the monks, and wondered which one he had mistakenly thought to be dim-witted, lazy, etc. He returned to the monastery and met with the monks, telling them what the rabbit had told him.
Of course we know the rest of the story. Kindness and respect returned to relationships. Devotion returned to prayer. Buildings and grounds were repaired and made beautiful. Young men joined the order....
Love, Marie
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All Heavenletters seem to arrive the morning I most need them. I received #2541 Boundlessness letter two days before my husband passed away from this physical world, into the next chapter of his life. I read the letter at least five times.....and sent it to everyone on my email list along with my final letter about my husband and his life here on earth.