As a teenager
I discovered short stories.
I loved short stories because
they were rarely about people
whose lives were full of adventure
and excitement.
They usually seemed to be written
about ordinary people
leading seemingly uneventful lives –
people like me.

I feel called by God
to give witness to Him
in a short-story sort of a way.

I don’t feel that God is asking me
to make massive changes in my life,
certainly nothing that will make
headline news.
I just feel
that God is asking me
to give witness to Him
in my ordinary, everyday life –
when I walk through the door
at my work
or in my parish,
when I meet with family and friends
or when I encounter strangers.

I feel called to share my faith
in my own little way –
through my actions,
through my writings,
through my singing.

I feel a little bit
like a cross between
the central character of a short story
and St Therese de Lisieux
who lived her own “little way”.

The short story of my life
is not one of excitement and adventure;
it’s one of love, happiness and God.
It’s a life in which I do my best
to give witness to God
in my own “little way”

I am content.

© Claire Murray, 29th May 2017