In the Waiting is the Hope

 This morning our keeper told us that she was heading off to Seattle U to meet the leaders of the Hispanic Young Adults for a retreat they were having all over campus with Fr. F.  She said she was very excited to introduce them to the campus.  They spent the day on a quiet prayer pilgrimage through different parts of the campus, and she said the ones which seemed to draw the most inspiration out of people were the reservation chapel in the St. Ignatius and the Shrine to the Salvadoran martyrs. 

Meanwhile we stayed at home hoping for her return.  While we waited for her, our wonderful neighbors moved out to the street all the sacks of leaves which they had raked earlier in the week.
We knew she would be pleased to see that.  We were hoping she would be even more pleased to see us waiting so faithfully for her.