LEONOR IN SUIPACHA (M. Margarita’s feelings)
- Leonor has been assigned to Suipacha, Argentina. I’m overjoyed to think that she will be making Jesus known in faraway lands and in order to do so she will need to sacrifice everything. I can’t stop thinking that our separation will be forever. My heart screams, demanding its other half, and I will have to embrace it intensely for the love of Jesus. He knows very well that, having given him Leonor, I give Him what I love most. (p. 24)
- Today I said goodbye to Leonor. We spoke on a profound level and the hours seem to fly by. God wants us to encourage each other forever. This is how I think it has been up to now, and this is what we must try to do from now on. My heart continues to scream out, but I am very glad. As a result of our talk, I remain with the desire to give God and my brothers and sisters all of my love. (p. 25)
- I can’t get Leonor out of my thoughts. At night, I wonder where she might be and how she is doing. Is she sad or happy, healthy or sick? At times, I cry. I’m not shocked by my weakness. (p. 25)
- As far as I am concerned, I don’t think about the distance that separates us and I try to imagine myself being with her every time that I find myself with Jesus. I don’t want Leonor to be sad about anything. Now and always, here and over there, our lives will be as one, joyous because of Jesus and suffering for Him. I want Leonor to be happy, very happy, convinced that Jesus loves her very much. (p. 26)
- I’ve traversed seas and have crossed the ocean with Leonor…Leonor isn’t the only one who has suffered…This is a very happy time in my life. My recollections of Leonor give me such an intimate happiness that my life no longer feels so useless, nor my love so small, because I can offer unto God – in order to work for his Kingdom – what I love most of all, Leonor. (p. 26)
- I’ve taken another jaunt to Suipacha to give Leonor her birthday pinches since our birthdays are coming up. I doubt that she received my last letter and I fear that it may have been lost. I want to receive news from Leonor. I want to know about her heath, her mood, and her adventures. I also want to hear about her community – how they carry out their days, how they supply themselves with basic necessities, and if they are getting along well with the townspeople. I’m interested in all of the details. For some time now, whenever I think of Leonor I imagine her in peaceful and serene surroundings, in spite of any difficulties. (p. 27)
- It’s been a while since I wrote to Sometimes I worry that perhaps with the passage of time, and the distance that separates us, Leonor will stop communicating with me with the same intimacy that we have been doing so up to now. I worry that she won’t even remember what I look like. What a notion! But just in case, today I reminded her that I am very much a part of hers and I really feel the need to speak with her. (p.28)
- As the final “hallelujah” resounded today my first good wishes were for This is her first Easter in Suipacha. (p. 31)
- I thought about Leonor so much during this Easter Sunday! (p. 37)