Two pockets...

 Each of us should have two pockets, the rabbi teaches. In one should be the message, "I am dust and ashes." And in the other, we should have written, "For me the universe was made."

In one way or another, Benedict reminds us daily that we are broken yet we are made for God. It is in God's greatness that in dependence on Him we survive.  He calls us to live under the shelter of his wings. This is life's journey, it struggles and it's glories. 

Joan reminds us that sometimes it is difficult to remember, when days are dull, and the schedule is full, that God has known the depth of our emptiness, yet heals our broken selves regardless.

God, by His Grace, will prevail 
and in doing so will enable us to prevail.