Another Chapter

The clock strikes twilight in the chapel. She lies on the floor with outstretched hands weeping in silence, in pain the pain of leaving this place her home of five joyous blessed years. She closes her eyes... listening to the Lord's voice in her heart. 'Shalom, my daughter I love you so much but I know deep within you you want to be with him you want to share your life with him.' 'In a special corner in your heart let me in, let me love you more I am always with you 'till the end I will never leave you my peace be with you! ' The nuns start to pray and sing glorious songs of Hallelujah to the Lord. One by one she hands over the veil, her habit for five years her symbol, her vow to serve Him faithfully. At the choir loft children sing with tight voices she knows there are tears, she knows she can't contain her emotions anymore. She cries and cries as they sing, 'farewell dear sister, farewell'. Passing by the corridor she sees lovely flowers bursting blooms gifts wrapped in ribbons of love books touched by their smiles and one smudged by a teardrop neatly arranged on her working table this, another heart warming episode. She cannot take it anymore. Hurriedly she goes outside the bright moonlight seems to light her way another chapter of her life begins...