As I prayed this morning my heart was filled with love and wonder as I reflected on Karen’s Christmas card this year.
She lost her job at 62. With her age against her she searched to find anything. I was given the job to pray for a miracle.
Finally, she was hired on in a cafeteria at a university. There were no tips there.
With gratitude in her heart to God for this lifeline, she wrote in her Christmas card, “your gift this year is a sleeping bag I bought and donated to the homeless”.
I saw Jesus blessing her as she stood with the poor widow offering her gift, all she had to live on.
May we all feel so called to give generously this Christmas, and beyond.
Sister Ann Marshall, csj
