Let Me Share With You What Happened Prior To A Visit From Mother Teresa When She Came To My College University.

I was in college at a Jesuit University. I was having fun at school. This was the first time this Catholic girl that attended an all girls Catholic high school had freedom to enjoy life living on campus that is. Not bad freedom that is, mischievous maybe but not bad freedom. Well, there was a bunch of us girls that also had similar backgrounds finding ourselves at this university. One of our friends was celebrating their birthday. So we decided to get creative and set up a display for her to see when we came back to school that evening after celebrating her birthday. Don't ask me how we rigged this up but we did. We strung from one window across to another window her lingerie and somehow rigged up a small spotlight on it as a joke. Now, was that the prudent thing to do? The answer is no but it was fun and silly too. She was not upset when she saw our birthday surprise. She was the natural, laid back, easy going one in our group. Me, if that was done for me I probably would have been upset and embarrassed too.
Back then we had the most kind, gentle natured president of this university. He was that endearing kind of older Jesuit priest that would just melt your heart. Now that I look back upon this, it was the love of Jesus that came forth from this man, yes it was. Jesus shining forth from his heart. He was known to walk the campus in the early hours of the morning. I believe he was probably praying for us all. That is a big task to take on when you are responsible for a university right?
He saw our expression of artwork and then called our Resident Assistant and guess what, we were contacted and we had to take it down. We did. Did I really know who Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta) was? Probably no to the extent I should have know this. She was visiting our very university that day and I can see where our creative expression was not a Godly expression presented. I believe in my heart that she deposited prayers for those that attended that university. It just may have been her prayers that I find myself writing about how Jesus is active in my very life today. See, it is important to appreciate the roots and background you came from. How many can say that she visited your college campus? If I would have known now back then I would have honored this visit in a greater degree other than an ordinary day at school. Meaning going to class, doing homework and having fun with friends.
I remember having a conversation with my father when attending this university. He really wanted me to go to the school of business and I said I wanted a degree in Communications. Sometimes I look back and think maybe a business degree would have furthered me more in life but then I think to myself...I write now and communicate with people so the right choice was made. A degree in Communications. I suppose I could have minored in business but I am perfectly content with the route I chose. Or should I say the route Holy Spirit led me to take.
One more thought about our group of girls that we hung around with, we were innovative also. We all lived in the 'all girls" dormitory on campus. Well, they were going to break ground to build a new dorm not far from where ours was located. We decided that we wanted to be the very first ones to sleep in that dorm. Do you know what we did? We camped out one night on the ground sight were the new dorm was going to be built. Before they started construction of that dorm that is. Is that foresight or just silly fun? I will let you decide that one.