Suzanne Aubert
1835-1926 19th century
Stubborn hope that lets God settle things in his own time.
Who was Suzanne Aubert?
A Lyonnaise who sailed at twenty-five for New Zealand, she learned Māori, compiled herbal remedies, nursed the sick and took in abandoned children without asking where they came from. On the Whanganui River she founded the Sisters of Compassion, the only congregation born in New Zealand. At her death the country gave her the largest funeral ever held for a woman.
In their own words
My Lord, I came here for the Māori; I will die in the midst of them. Nobody can prevent me from doing that.
God settles things in his own time.
Cultivate that sweet flower of hope, the roots of which being in Heaven, always tend to raise us up, reminding us that all our troubles are only transitory.
There will be plenty of time for rest in eternity.