Alexandra, one of our beneficiaries in the School of Life Program loves writing a poem during her free time. In one of her poems, Alexandra dedicates it to Sr. Sophie for being a mother to her and to express her love and gratitude.
It’s not in blood or with written documents that being a mother is measured but by those words and ways, you made us feel it
You are such a blessing to us,
You never get tired of listening to our distress
You do not let that feeling control us
Instead, you taught us to look at the picture
from a wider perspective
That’s only one of the many things you taught us
I engrave it not only in my mind but in my heart
Are you a teacher? So close and yet so far…
Pain and bitterness that I painfully kept within me
You took it and replaced it with healing
Scars did not fade but the pain has ended
Are you a doctor? So close and yet so far…
Now, I’ll put the right words for it
The word I’m referring to is none other than a MOTHER
My endless gratitude for your love and trust
Future that has been drawn
I’ll make sure to have it painted
Nothing is by accident
Because getting to know you is destined In the book hold by God
I may not come from your own womb,
But I would like to give you
My endless and untiring gratitude
In the midst of my pain and suffering
You taught me to find refuge in God
Your words are still fresh and clear in my head when you said that
“When the storm hits, don’t ever let go, but hold tighter.”
Thank you for the healing you brought
Your life is a blessing to many
I’m grateful that our paths crossed
I might not be a daughter to you by blood
But you are always a mother to me.
