As I think about the Magi following a star, I think
of the light of Christ as the major star in my life that will never change. Yet
the day to day light of the Holy Spirit seems to present a new star
periodically, and I have been graced to follow each of them. During my years
from seven to thirteen, I pursued a career in dancing and drama; I was
Hollywood bound. My parents supported me fully. Then a week before my
thirteenth birthday, my father died of a heart attack and I lost interest in
everything.
Another
star arose as I attended Holy Cross High School and became very active in
various clubs that were led by one of my Benedictine teachers I was so
impressed by the sisters’ interaction with one another and with the students
involved. Then a new star arose that called me to follow the path of being a
sister or a nurse. I entered St. Walburg Monastery three months after I
graduated from high school. Had the community been very involved in hospital
work, I would have asked to follow that course, but I ended up spending my life
n the educational field.
Now I am just four
months from my ninetieth birthday. Many of my last several years have been spent
serving the infirm sisters. I feel as if I have a little hand in nursing! I am
also adjusting to getting a glimpse of the star that will put me totally in
touch with my Love, my God and Savior.
Sr. Victoria Eisenman,
OSB
