A religious sister who had just completed a few days of silent retreat in our community said to me, “Your place is so peaceful and convenient for prayer. What about you, are you a peaceful person?”
Her interesting question reminded me that it was possible for us to live in peaceful settings and still lack peace of heart. We can be in a place of plenty and abundance and still find ourselves fretting and worrying about tomorrow. We can live in a place of prayer and still not be…