What does all the rest matter ! They know that
He takes as done unto Himself all that they do



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for others in His name and for His love. That
is why they are so content with what people ordi-
narily consider a hard life. Sometimes you will
hear persons say that they do not understand how
so many of our refined and delicate young ladies
can stand the arduous life of a sister. No one
finds that hard which is done out of love. Love
much, and no labor will seem too great or too
mean.
There is no love like that which Jesus Christ
inspires in the hearts of His followers. Once it
is enldndled in the soul, heaven begins. The sis-
ters have that strong love of Christ which has
made heroic characters. All through the ages,
Jesus has attracted to His service the noblest of
souls.
Do not fancy that the call to the sisterhoods
is only for the very exceptional girl. True great-
ness in God's estimation is a pure heart and a
generous will. All can cultivate these qualities.
The desire, the strong desire, to be dear to God
and worthy of a vocation, is the first step toward
becoming worthy.
A holy life must precede a vocation to the sis-
terhood. A young woman must show God, by
doing her best where she is, that she aspires to
ascend higher. Let her do her part, and He
will do His. He is more desirous of advancing



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His children than they are of being advanced.
Prayer and Holy Communion are the best argu-
ments with God for one who desires Him to
accept her among His chosen ones as a sister.
