The courage to be myself eludes me,
A shadow of what might be I remain,
And all the while in other lives I see
The wholeness that I lack and can’t attain.
The freedom to be myself eludes me,
For freedom itself does not liberate;
To be free to serve is the key to love
That can make of life a meaningful state.
The challenge of loving faith includes me,
I hear this call and can never stay out,
For love without faith is but sentiment
And faith is the courage to live in doubt.
E.M., A nun of Burnham Abbey
