{"id":4084,"date":"2025-05-11T09:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T01:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:17:27","slug":"gods-call-a-gift-and-a-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/gods-call-a-gift-and-a-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Call \u2013 A Gift and A Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Vocation Story of Sr. Mary Concepta Bellosillo, RGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The call is a gift and a grace indeed! A seed was planted, nourished and blossomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Did it bear fruit? Only God knows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Love was the motive, Love was the nourishment. Love made it grow, Love sustained it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cI have no gifts nor talents, but I have loved and loved with all my heart!\u201d (St Mary Euphrasia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There were times when that love was tested!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Holding on steadfastly in faith strengthened the fibers of my being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The love of family, friends and the Sisters carried me on through the winding and rugged hills and the plain valleys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cGratitude is the memory of the heart\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For the many persons en\u00adcountered \u2013 the bruised, the wounded and the broken hearted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">They were the reasons for my staying on\u2026 These are God\u2019s precious ones for me to love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SME\u2019s aspiration was my constant prayer, as I entrusted each one to God\u2019s loving care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cMay every beat of my heart be a prayer\u2026 to obtain grace and pardon for sin\u00adners\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Just as the Loving Shepherd welcomed each one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Persons from all walks of life, the poor and the rich alike<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">So I also embraced them with love and compassion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Many faces encountered came to mind, each encounter was for me a grace and a growth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Each person was a gift indeed and I was blessed with each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The journeying through all the years, with the laughter and the tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Were blessings I have gained that I carry till the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank you dear Shepherd God for bringing me to the fold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Together with Your beloved children where I was called and purified like gold!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4084_9b3164-c1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4084_9b3164-c1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-768x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodshepherdsisters.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The journeying through all the years, with the laughter and the tears, were blessings I have gained that I carry till the end.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you dear Shepherd God for bringing me to the fold. 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