Love Cross

My mind this morning is with all the sisters of Mt. Angel Monastery who were our hosts--and became our friends--during the past month. Structuring their common life in the way established by St. Benedict, they combine worship and work with great grace and with joyful commitment. They love God passionately, and they love God's world just as deeply. Theirs is no oblivious ivory tower or stone fortress, but rather a spiritual center out of which they serve their community, pray for peace between Israel and Lebanon, and ring a bell and say the name of every prisoner who is killed by the state--anywhere in the country, every time it happens.

I don't often make crosses out of crosses, but this cross--which sits atop the monastery in Mt. Angel, Oregon--developed four hearts in a circle when I applied my kaleidoscope effect. It's a sign of God's love for all as well as a sign of the sisters' love for God, for the earth, and for all people.
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