Monastery Birthday and Leadership Prayer

I chose to celebrate my 65th birthday last month on a private retreat with my 23 year church group at the Benedictine Sisters of Erie Monastery. You may have heard of them in the news lately with the fraudulent claim that no one lives there. Besides such a meaningful retreat reflecting on my “next chapter,” I was heartened to learn of the beautiful leadership prayer by Sister Joan Chittister, which the sisters prayed together multiple times a day. Our country needs all the prayers and good wishes it can get. Among other things this week, I pray for peaceful and safe elections and more civility.

“Give us, O God, leaders whose hearts are large enough to match the breadth of our own souls and give us souls strong enough to follow leaders of vision and wisdom.”…

Sister Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sisters of Erie

CLICK HERE for the rest of the Prayer for Leadership

CLICK HERE for monastery response to voter fraud claim

CLICK HERE for video of conversation with Republican Liz Cheney and Sister Joan Chittister