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Let Jesus Be Your DJ


I LOVE music. Anyone who knew me before I entered the convent knew that I would be the first one on the dance floor and the last one to leave. While I haven’t had many nights dancing the night away as such, music still has a way of speaking to my soul. A Latin beat brings me back to my childhood in “Center City” Allentown, PA. I am brought back to hot summer days, tons of people walking the streets, and Latin rhythms blaring out of open car windows as they sped along the crowded, narrow streets. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a Gregorian chant teleports me back to my days at Allentown Central Catholic High School. Confession day.. all theology classes would file into Masson auditorium. Gregorian chant and soft candle light filled the darkened room. It was a little gem of peace in the midst of the chaos and.. maybe even a little bit of drama… of 900 high school teenagers.

Believe it or not…for the next 30 days, I, along with my groupmate Sister Maria Angeline, will be in silent retreat in preparation for our Final Profession of Vows in August of 2017. That’s quite the juxtaposition! From rambling on about how much I love music to voluntarily entering into an entire month of silence…how can these two things exist in the same person? God had an interesting way of showing me how this can be.

The other day I was venturing along a nature trail next to our convent. It’s that spontaneity in me. I didn’t plan on walking the trail, but I was so intrigued and so astounded by the beauty that I kept going deeper and deeper into the forest. My mind was spinning from all the responsibilities I had, all the projects I was trying to juggle. I kept pulling out my cell phone every 30 seconds to make sure that I still had reception. I was on call that weekend, and being in the depths of the woods without cell phone reception wasn’t exactly the ideal situation for someone that is on call. As I calmed myself, knowing that I had reception and was just minutes away from my place of ministry, I was able to sink deeper into the darkness and the silence of the woods. ONLY THEN was my heart silent enough to let God speak to me. Disclaimer…I didn’t have any visions or hear any voices. In the midst of the silence, God spoke to me through…music. All of a sudden the bridge of Bethel Music’s “It is Well” resounded in my heart:

So let go my soul, and trust in Him. The waves and wind still know His name.

Just like that, God used my love of music to speak to my soul…to tell me to trust Him...to let all my fears and uncertainties fade away, to remind me of his incredible power. …And it was all wrapped in silence. So, as I begin to slow down and enter into this time of retreat, I still bring the spontaneous, music loving person that I am…only, I let Jesus in… right along beside me. Our world is full of so much noise. Many times it is good noise…laughter, storytelling, and music! God does not want to snuff any of that out. He only asks that you invite Him in and turn down the volume once in a while so that you can hear what He is saying to you. So, carry on…dance a little. Only…let Jesus be the DJ.

Pray for us as we pray for you!

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