We began our prayer life with the words of Father Theodore. Directions given to the sisters of the Holy Land. book 5 (page85) You must no longer have any other thought than the glory of God, the hope of Israel, the fulfilment of the promises, the reign of Jesus Christ. By sending the sisters to Jerusalem, Father Theodore started them out on a great adventure, one might almost say a mad adventure since they lacked any preparation, any knowledge of the East and maturity to make this foundation successfully so far from the Mother house, and considering the almost continental absence of Father Mary. What where Father Theodore reaction faced with this situation and how was he to help the sister to profit by their experience? Charity is the indestructible cement which must unite the first stones of the building of Sion.