I suspect that God is most delighted with us when we are (a)
loving and compassionate and (b) creative. After all, these qualities are God’s
most distinctive characteristics, and imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery!
The sisters at the Mount are very supportive of any type of
creative endeavor, showering praise on anyone who embroiders tea towels, bakes
sweets, creates flower arrangements, writes petitions for mass, prepares
special liturgies, decorates for Christmas, or plants a garden. This
affirmation was displayed most recently when the prioress and more than 25
sisters gathered to bless Sr. Marie Louise Krenner’s new craft room in Dooley
Center. She has named the room “Bethlehem” because it is the place where she
sews colorful and unique creche sets that are a favorite of young children.
To see God’s creative spirit at work among us is heartening
and hopeful. Sometimes we suppress our creative instincts because tending to
other matters seems more important. However, if we want to be holy as God is
holy, and God is constantly creating new things, shouldn’t we do the same—and
support each other’s wellsprings of creativity?
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