The vocation of being approachable
Sr. Zawadi Barungu with a young mother From Sr. Zawadi Barungu, in Burkina Faso As I began writing this article, someone rang our doorbell. I dropped everything and went to open the door. It was a veiled woman, visibly elderly, looking for a teacher who works at a center near our house. I went with her to show her the entrance to the weaving center. As we started, she thanked me and wished me twins: “May God give you twins”. No doubt that was the best she thought she could give me, the best she could wish me at that moment. Poor people offer us more than we think we give them. The “poor” give everything, they give themselves. Thus, we all have this potential within us because we are rich in love to give and very often poor in love because of sadness, worries, and false…