"It is, instead, the daily guarantee

that, if we will only begin the journey

and stay the road--

listening to the voice of God

and responding to it

with all our gifts and goodness--

we will find that God stands waiting

to sustain us,

and support us,

and fulfill us

at every turn.

God is calling us lovingly always,

if we will only stop the noise within us

long enough to hear...

God is calling us to more

than now--

and God is waiting

to bring us to it."

From The Monastery of the Heart, An Invitation to a Meaningful Life, by Joan Chittister