Go and find Jesus when your patience and strength give out and you feel alone and helpless. He is waiting for you in the chapel. Say to Him, "Jesus, You know exactly what is going on. You are all I have, and You know all. Come to my help." And then go, and don't worry about how you are going to manage. That you have told God about it is enough. He has a good memory. ~Blessed Jeanne Jugan, Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor
The above quote comes from the depths of a soon-to-canonized saint (on October 11, 2009) who faced many severe trials and tribulations throughout the 67 years of her life, Bl. Jeanne Jugan. A quick Google search will provide you with several good articles on the story of her life as she faithfully and lovingly did God's will as kitchen maid, nurse's aid, and foundress of a religious order of women, The Little Sisters of the Poor. Amazingly, Bl. Jeanne spent the last 27 years of her life in humble obscurity and was not officially recognized as the founder of the congregation until 14 years after her death. Today the order founded by her numbers 2,710 sisters and 60 novices caring for more than 13,000 elderly residents at 202 homes on five continents. Blessed be God in all his saints!
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