Single Footprint

Who says being single is lonely, boring and burdensome?  One of my sisters is now at her ripe age but still unmarried (at the moment). Often, she's at home together with my younger sister and niece. With our parents living abroad, petitioned by my other sibling, she took the responsibility of being the father-mother in the house, forsaking to practice even her own profession. She accepted her fate in joy and steadfastly fulfills her many roles despite difficulties and pressures. Seeing her happy and contented, I realized that being single might be her call and vocation in life.

CHALLENGE
People can be lonely even if they are in the midst of joyful environment and comfortable conditions. A normal thing in life but do we realize that we are just invited to a deeper self-knowledge and a leap of faith?

WALK WITH THE LORD
Lord Jesus, bless my sister and all those single men and women whom You call for a 'special vocation'. May they realize that by their generous acceptance of their fate in life, their loneliness will be turned into joy; and by their dedication and love, they will never feel alone. Amen.

WALK WITH THE WORD
When Jesus saw the Mother and the disciple, He said to the Mother, "Woman, this is your son." Then He said to the disciple, "There is you Mother." And from that moment the disciple took her to his own home. (John 19:26-27)