As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame

Rebecca - wow! I'm so proud of you; of your courage, patience, passion - all so apparent in you. You will shine in Italy, because God will do tremendous works through you. I always pray that for you. Let me give you a poem that makes me think of you - the actress - written by a Catholic priest named Gerard Manley Hopkins. It reminds me of how God uses us in our daily lives; how we don't live for ourselves but for Him. You'll be teaching English in Italy through the arts, but you'll also be sharing Christ's love through your very "limbs", "eyes", "features on [your] face" and being; for He "plays in ten thousand places".

From him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! - Romans 11:36

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme;
As tumbled over rim in roundy wells
Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's
Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name;
Each mortal thing does one thing and the same:	5
Deals out that being indoors each one dwells;
Selves—goes itself; myself it speaks and spells,
Crying Whát I do is me: for that I came.
Í say móre: the just man justices;
Kéeps gráce: thát keeps all his goings graces;	10
Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is—
Chríst—for Christ plays in ten thousand places,
Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his
To the Father through the features of men's faces.

We're so excited for you we're just busting at the seams.

Love you,

Brother Jon