Gracefulness

 

We were at Mass this morning when I saw something very ordinary but which gave me great joy. There were two elderly sisters sitting in front of me. One came late so we were already singing and she wanted to know the number of the song. The other cannot seem to understand what the other wanted. When finally they understood each other they just smiled, but with a smile that I often only see in children. Taking away the wrinkles and the white hair, I seem to see in front of me not two nuns but  two giggling girls “in a conspiracy”.

Thank God for this experience. Gracefulness comes from a heart that delights in the ordinary things of life.