Month: December 2014

Christmas cookies and…

Published by Juliana

Our house is full of Christmas carols and community activities, baking Christmas cookies, decorating the house inside and outside as we are preparing Our Hearts and the Decorations in Our House. This week we changed our volunteer work so that each of us now is with a different person. It is really a learning experience and a very good one for all of us; we are taking care of the children, which is different from what we have been doing so far in the Novitiate. All of us are busy. We had a very nice dinner at the Guest House, with all of the Sion Sisters in Jerusalem, to celebrate the birthday of Sr. Marge; it was good to see all of the sisters again. Sr. Juliana and Sr. Ivone went to “Rami Levy” to buy food for us and supplies for our Christmas biscuits. We will help Sr. Juliana, who is our Chef, to make them. They bought many things and someone commented, “That’s lot!” They responded, “We have a big family!” We had …

The second candle is lit

Published by Juliana

Second Sunday of Advent. Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11, Psalm 85, 2 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8 This time of Advent is a good opportunity to go more deeply into ourselves and with God to see what we did last year and what we should let go of this year. We can think about what step I can take to grow and to renew my relationship with God and others in the new year. I should be ready while waiting for God, like John the Baptist who asks us to prepare ourselves and repent because the kingdom is near. How can we prepare ourselves for the Child Jesus to be born in our hearts? Are we able to wait for Jesus like John the Baptist says to us? What kinds of seeds should I bury in the good earth letting them die to be able to grow and produce much fruit? All these questions will help me to think about my life and how can I be with God. We can return to God with humble prayer and …