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By *ebzStar OP Woman
over a year ago
Notting |
Mother Superior was on her way to late morning prayers, when she
passed two novices just leaving early morning prayers, on their way to
classes. As she passed the young ladies, Mother Superior said, 'Good
morning, ladies.'
The novices replied, 'Good morning, Mother Superior, may God be with
you.'
But after they had passed, Mother Superior heard one say to the other,
'I think she got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.'This
startled
Mother Superior, but she chose not to pursue the issue.
A little further down the hall, Mother Superior passed two of the
Sisters
who had been teaching at the convent for several years. She greeted
them with, 'Good morning, Sister Martha, Sister Jessica, may God give
you wisdom for our students today.'
'Good morning, Mother Superior. Thank you, and may God be with you.'
But again, after passing, Mother Superior overheard, 'She got out of the
wrong side of bed today.'
Baffled, she started to wonder if she had spoken harshly, or with an
irritated look on her face. She vowed to be more pleasant. Looking
down
the hall, Mother Superior saw retired Sister Mary approaching, step by
step, with her walker. As Sister Mary was rather deaf, Mother Superior
had plenty of time to arrange a pleasant smile on her face, before
greeting Sister Mary.
'Good morning, Sister Mary. I'm so happy to see you up and about. I
pray
God watches over you today, and grants you a wonderful day.'
'Ah, Good morning, Mother Superior, and thank you. I see you got up on
the wrong side of bed this morning.'
Mother Superior was floored!
'Sister Mary, what have I done wrong? I have tried to be pleasant, but
three times already today, people have said that about me.'
Sister Mary stopped her walker, and looked Mother Superior in the face.
'Oh, don't take it personally, Mother Superior. It's just that you're
wearing Father Murphy's slippers.' |
thank you babes 
xxxxx
