Servants of God's Love at 4399 Ford Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US - The Deepest Desire of My Heart

Sr. Rebecca, Sr. Ann, Fr. Michael Scanlon, Sr. Sarah and Sr. Christina

Most of my life has been spent in Ann Arbor, MI with the exception of four years at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH where I earned a BAS in Biology. I am 25 years old and for approximately 23 years I never considered (or wanted) a religious vocation. My identical twin sister joined a Franciscan order. When she joined the Franciscans, I was thrilled that even though we were identical twins, God could call us to completely different vocations. I was going to get married and have lots of kids. But God's plan was better than I had ever imagined. During the second half of 2000, I began spending more time with the Servants of God's Love. I liked being with them because they were a lot of fun, and very holy. I was invited to live with them for the month of October. I accepted in order to be open to God's will for my life...and to determine once and for all that I did not have a religious vocation. To my great surprise, God's plan for the month was to woo me to Himself. "Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house; for the King will desire your beauty" (Ps. 45:10-11). Could it be that He loved me not only as a Father, but as a Spouse? I fell in love with Jesus in a way that I had never dreamed possible. After the month was over, I moved back home. It was clear to me that a love relationship with the Lord was something that He wants for each one of us, not only for religious sisters. So what did He want from me? I still had a desire to get married, but now I also wanted to be a sister and lavish my love on Him alone. After a few more months of prayer (agonizing at times), I realized that when I asked myself honestly what I wanted, I knew that I wanted to be a part of the Servants of God's Love. He made us and loves us and wants to give us the deepest desires of our hearts.

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