Teresa A. Obonyo is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Mombasa, Kenya. She has ministered as deputy head teacher at an elementary school. She enrolled in Assumption College for Sisters in Denville, New Jersey, in 2019 and looks forward to serving as a public health nurse.
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How often have I been a flower? Am I ready to be a gift?
The gifts and talents that we have are like the floral scents we each produce for our communities. Do I produce a sweet or bad scent? Which occasion do I fit as a flower?
In the US, abundant seasonal beauty signals goodness of God
As nature unfolds throughout the year, my imagination and thoughts take flight, with questions arising deep from my heart: If there were no God, then what makes all these seasons possible, over which no human being has power or control?