How Does Your Garden Grow...

Me giving Br Eunan a hand in our front garden

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Every brother has his own pastime or hobby. Mine is sport- Gaelic Football and rugby. For Brother Eunan it's gardening. Every day when the weather is good enough you'll find him at work in the flower beds.

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As you can see from the picture our garden isn't too pretty at this time of year. It looks bleak and barren. But the work that Brother Eunan does during these weeks will mean that when summer arrives the garden will look quite beautiful.

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Nurturing your vocation is like that. Often, despite all our praying and reflecting, we can feel that there is no clear direction for our lives. The process can feel grey and fruitless.

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Discerning a vocation takes patience and time- two things that are in short supply today.

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If you're praying and reflecting about a vocation to religious life and feel like you're getting nowhere, just keep at it. The effort you're putting into it now will bear fruit in time.

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Spring afterall is just around the corner.