These are some of the things I have been faced with while living in Peru. The other night in Adoration, I was overwhelmed by the amount of trials and struggles I have been presented with and overcome because of the prayer life I have promised to live here. If it weren’t for the life of prayer or my faith, I am sure I would have broken down by now.
What do you do when:
-you hear a priest is essentially leaving his vocation
-a child tells you her dad beat her with a broom
-a child cries because you have to leave the orphanage and you are the only that visits her
-hear a permanent member has left the life of compassion because she fell in love
-hear a priest committed suicide
-a drunk knocks on the door at 6am wanting to show you a piece of wood
-live with someone you don’t always understand
-someone knocks on your door or waits outside almost every morning to invite themselves to breakfast
-you meet someone who has been bed-ridden for 14 years
-get a call at 630 am that a friend was cut in the face at a party
-are in an uncomfortable situation
-a friend is thrown out of their place
-lose patience
-you have to say goodbye
-you miss the people you love
-find it difficult to pray
-you have no choice but to face the day
-can’t communicate
-are stressed
-you have silence
-you’re confused
-can’t communicate
-want to help but can’t
-a child can’t get into their house because their mom left for the day
-you get jealous
-you’re exhausted
-at the end of every day, you realize your life is beautiful
