The gift of listening |Day in the life RCD
Hello RCD readers, There is a quiet beauty in how strangers sometimes interact with us. I’ve come to realize—though I didn't always see it in myself—that I have a way of making people feel comfortable, peaceful, and open. It’s an ability to create a space where someone feels at home, free to just be themselves and share a piece of their heart. I truly consider it a gift from God. Over the years, people have often opened up or confessed things to me in ways you wouldn't expect someone to do with a stranger. Today was one of those days. Someone approached me, remarking that I felt like a little mystery he wanted to solve. He noticed my rosary held in my hands and asked, "Are you religious?" When I said yes, the questions began to pour out. "Do you believe in heaven? That there's a man up there with a long beard who tells you who goes to heaven or hell?" As he spoke, I could hear a sense of loss beneath his words—a deep, persistent urge to really know God, ...
