Taking for granted the constant flow of abundance in our lives is remarkably easy, even in a monastery! Litanies are a form of prayer that can awaken us to the particularity of our blessings. Therefore, I offer the following
X The trillions of cells that compose each unique sister, oblate, employee, and friend of Mount St. Scholastica, as well as the spaces between all those cells that allow us to be vessels of your Spirit
X The multitude of notes sung by our schola and the ever-flowing breath that animates our songs
X The countless combinations of letters that form the words of our prayers, poems, homilies, conversations, and communications
X The untold moments of silence that unfold at sunrise, in our chapels, on our cemetery pathway, and during retreats
X The bighearted guests and donors who support our ministries and life of prayer
X The bounteous stream of bread, sweet rolls, pies, peanut brittle, and other baked goods lovingly made by Sr. Loretta McGuire
X The plentitude of pecans that will grace our table and the bellies of squirrels in the year to come
X The ceaseless opportunities to celebrate feast days, birthdays, name days, accomplishments, and creative pursuits in community
I hope Thanksgiving offers you the time to create your own litany of abundance as you reflect on the blessings of the past year. To paraphrase William Shakespeare, “The only answer we can make is thanks and thanks and ever thanks”!
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