Everyday there are demands and responsibilities placed on us simply by our community life or by situations that may arise. In these we see the will of God and so strive by God’s grace to do our best in fulfilling them. And yet at the heart of our service and active life must be a deep, personal relationship with Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. For it is only this relationship that can motivate us and allow our work to bear fruit in the spirit.

At the heart of this relationship is prayer, if we don’t talk to the One we love then the love will grow weaker. Trough our prayer and communion with the Trinity we grow in faith and love. From there we can then go and give what we have received from the wellspring and, returning frequently, we grow into the fullness of our sonship.

- Br. Peter Marie, CFR