My friend Sr. Wendy Beckett died 4 years ago today, 12/26/2018. In her last letter she wrote: "I know you will be sad, but I hope also very happy for me that I am close to death...When the day comes I want you to turn to God with great thankfulness for all He has given me...
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"This is the time of the deepest joy..." She added a P.S. "How embarrassing it will be and depressing if the Lord works a miracle, and I don't die after all!" Returning to her monastery this month I was happy to pray at her grave.
I felt very sad and bereft to hear of her death although I was also able to hope that she had ‘achieved’ the crowning of her life, of which she spoke so powerfully.