I was thirteen when God planted a seed within my heart to become a religious sister. At the time I felt fearful at the thought, but something certainly changed when I heard a Sister share her vocation testimony.
Years later when I started university, I gradually started opening my heart to the idea of being a religious sister and I began to delve deeper into my faith. While I had consciously chosen to have a personal relationship with Christ by grade seven, I still carried some misconceptions about God with me into university. It was when I met a campus-based group called Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) that I started to see Jesus as someone I could personally and intimately relate to and even converse with. It was also a place I could share in fellowship and be inspired. By God’s grace, the desire to take up my identity as a missionary disciple of Christ began to blossom as well.
In my second year of university, I had become more serious and intentional about discerning my vocation, and the Lord continued to fill me with His Spirit. That same year I went on a mission with CCO within my home city. I got to lead faith studies and even evangelize in public. I felt full and on fire with God’s love from being able to serve the Lord in this way!
A few months later, I attended a Virtual Come and See which was hosted by the Servants of the Cross. This was a turning point for me as I became certain of God’s call for me to religious life. From there the Lord only continued His pursuit of love for me, and I am delighted to be on this adventure He has taken me on.
