I love in you,
Madeleine Sophie,
the woman who is weak and strong,
the woman of tenderness and firmness,
the demanding and compassionate woman.
I love in you
the active woman whose activity
takes inspiration
from the Heart of Christ.
I love in you
The woman of contrasts:
friend of the humble,
you approach with simplicity
the great ones of this world;
friend of silence
and of prayer,
you run the highways of Europe
in order to bring to birth
and sustain your community.
You know how to love deeply,
you also know how to separate yourself.
I love in you,
Madeleine Sophie,
your ardor
in service to families,
to young people and to children,
in service of the Church.
I love your creativity,
your dynamism,
your capacity to renew yourself
which made you say, at 83 years of age,
“The world changes;
we have to change
our Plan of Studies.”
Thank you, Madeleine Sophie,
for not stopping
at your weakness,
but for letting the Strength of God
work in you.
In following you
we discover
that it is from a wounded Heart
that springs forth
the Source of Life!
