Lying Awake (2000) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Sister John: Add a description of this character.
• Mother Emmanuel
• Mother Mary Joseph
• Helen
• Sister Miriam
• Sister Teresa
• Dr. Sheppard
• Sister Anne
• Mary Michael
• Sister Priscilla

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• “Walk in faith even though heaven seems out of reach.”

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• The real penance in cloistered life, most Sisters agreed, was not isolation; it was the impossibility of getting away from people one would not normally have chosen as friends.

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• If I serve Thee in hopes of Paradise,       deny me Paradise. If I serve Thee in fear of hell,       condemn me to hell. But if I love Thee for love of Thyself,       then grant me Thyself.

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• God made me as I am. Each of us is given a unique cross to bear, each situation in life a personal call to become holy. He would not have taken me on this journey for nothing.

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• By suffering in union with the crucified Christ, she turned the ravages of illness into the ravishment of surrender, and became both more human and more holy.

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• God first, others second, me last. As long as you stick to that, you can be assured you’ll make the right decision.”

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• Although we suffer deeply, those become our most precious hours here, because only in complete darkness do we learn that faith gives off light.

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• “She said that no matter how many times we hear what it costs to follow Christ, we’re still shocked when the bill comes, and we wonder all over again if we can pay it. If we make an act of faith then, it counts more than on the days when we feel sure.”

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• We all have to try to become holy on our own, and fail, before we can approach God with humility.”

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• I’m too young to feel finished, too old to start over, and too worn out to see coherence in all this. How many times can a person fail before losing heart? Forgive me, Lord.

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• “Talent comes from God, but it only bears fruit through hard work.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Vatican
• Carmel

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mark Salzman (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Religion & Spirituality › Fiction
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary