Just a thought by coppi

“The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬.  “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬.  “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

As I read the above, I thought of the renown actress Delores’s Hart who gave up her successful acting career and marriage to become a nun.  I guess the words in ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬.,  “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” is something she wanted more than the lights of Hollywood or marriage.   To be honest, I thought myself how wonderful that would be – no more troubles, etc  I would have to deal with in living, but I also know I would miss the joys I experienced in this life.  Anyway it was a passing thought. Lol

Following is a short synopsis of Dolores’s Hart decision and how God used it to help others:

Mother Dolores Hart walked away from her life as an actress and engagement to marry Don Robinson, in Hollywood to become a nun in Connecticut, she thought she had put acting behind her forever, but God  had a different plan for her, and used her talents and decision to shape the development of The Gary organization.

Preparing for the upcoming talk at Fairfield has caused her to look back over the last 40 years or so of her Benedictine life and to marvel at how her life and that of her monastery have been shaped. She sees how her vocation as an actress has come to a full and gratifying expression through the mysterious development of The Gary – The Olivia.

The Gary-The Olivia is a home for quiet contemplation, a vehicle for positive change, and ultimately, a holy place. Mother Dolores has come to realize that she can help young people discover their own vocation in Christ through the medium of theater. “Theater can lead to spiritual transformation,” she said. “Every year when we stage a play, I see some type of transformation happen in certain actors,” she said. “That’s because the theater calls on actors to be grounded in their body and the truth of their feelings and who they really are. This causes people – young people who have never been on stage and older individuals who know the stage well – to see clearly, to see, perhaps not in full form quite yet, their vocation in life and the path that they must forge. Those who really understand acting know you have to be in touch with your own truth, and this truth is rooted in God.”

Just a thought by coppi