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A thread on enclosure
Yesterday we shared a quote from St Elizabeth of the Trinity including the words: "My horizon grows larger every day."
It was pointed out that this is interesting coming from an enclosed nun! Could we share what this means? We will try...
Yesterday we shared a quote from St Elizabeth of the Trinity including the words: "My horizon grows larger every day."
It was pointed out that this is interesting coming from an enclosed nun! Could we share what this means? We will try...
Enclosure means that we don’t leave the monastery grounds except in cases of serious need, and within the monastery itself there are areas which are off-limits to visitors.
Enclosure helps us to preserve silence & solitude, so that we can be attentive to prayer. It’s not about exclusion or an inward-focus. It keeps our focus on praying for the needs of the world. If we foster this atmosphere of silence, we can then also share it with others.
I read the story The Silver sword by Ian Serrailler. Its about 3 Polish children who separated from their parents in World War II cross war torn Europe facing war, danger & #disease. These are children like me, I thought & was so glad I had been born after the war finished. 1/20
Living through the war as RAF personnel my parents also had a horror of war, which rubbed off on me. I saw photos of the relief of Belsen & I decided that I would do everything I could to stop war #poverty & #prejudice. 2/20
I remember Dad telling us about the jigsaw at his #Methodist Sunday school with the map of the world on one side and the face of Jesus on the other. “taking care of the world is taking care of Jesus” he said 3/20
