Sunday, September 18, 2005
I am quite certain that I have not been hired, since I have not been found worthy of my hire.
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Picnic at Thacher Park with Dot, SMAN, and J. Found a spot at Glen Doone as usual but not in the escarpment area near the second parking lot, the road to which was blocked off, and from which, as we saw when we walked to it, most of the picnic tables had been removed. We parked in the first lot and went to a place where there was a view. Aside from our having our usual picnic fare, J cooked sliced potatoes wrapped in foil and brought a caramel apple pie from the Shaker Shed, and SMAN treated us to a delicious chocolate cake (chocolate frosting, a layer of crushed Heath bars on top) that she made for M because she had baked a cake for a friend and was still “in a baking mood.” Although the park closes at sundown, the restrooms seem to have been locked well before then, resulting in one of our company experiencing quite a bit of discomfort. After failing to find an open restroom in several of the picnic areas, we rushed down Rte. 85 to an ice cream place we knew. Fortunately, the ladies room was not occupied.
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Picnic at Thacher Park with Dot, SMAN, and J. Found a spot at Glen Doone as usual but not in the escarpment area near the second parking lot, the road to which was blocked off, and from which, as we saw when we walked to it, most of the picnic tables had been removed. We parked in the first lot and went to a place where there was a view. Aside from our having our usual picnic fare, J cooked sliced potatoes wrapped in foil and brought a caramel apple pie from the Shaker Shed, and SMAN treated us to a delicious chocolate cake (chocolate frosting, a layer of crushed Heath bars on top) that she made for M because she had baked a cake for a friend and was still “in a baking mood.” Although the park closes at sundown, the restrooms seem to have been locked well before then, resulting in one of our company experiencing quite a bit of discomfort. After failing to find an open restroom in several of the picnic areas, we rushed down Rte. 85 to an ice cream place we knew. Fortunately, the ladies room was not occupied.
Au moment où nous rencontrerons, chacun de nous, notre Créateur, lors de notre débarquement sur l'autre Rive, le fait que nous l'ayons servi fidèlement dans la vie monastique durant cinquante ans ou 10 ans ou 10 jours ne fera en soi aucune différence. Tout ce qui comptera alors sera l'intensité de notre amour à ce moment-là. Peu importeront également les erreurs et même les bêtises que nous aurons pu faire tout au long de cette vie, aussi bien que les services humbles ou illustres que nous aurons pu rendre à notre communauté, à l’Église ou à l'Ordre. Pour chacun de nous, l'invitation à entrer dans la Joie de notre Père sera pure gratuité. Cela ne nous invite pas à l'insouciance et à la nonchalance, mais bien à tout faire avec une totale gratuité, par amour, et non pas dans le but d'acquérir des mérites et encore moins dans le simple but d'éviter les châtiments.
—Armand Veilleux, “Question de mérites. . .”
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