follow the way

Even in darkness the path was sure: there was no need to “find the way” but rather to “follow the way” that Jesus had already walked. This conviction she transmitted to her sisters: Once I saw a Sister with a long face going out for apostolate, so I called her to my room and I asked her, “What did Jesus say, to carry the cross in front of Him or to follow Him?” With a big smile she looked at me and said, “To follow Him.” So I asked her, “Why are you trying to go ahead of Him?” She left my room smiling. She had understood the meaning of following Jesus.

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