Brother Rafael did not share his thoughts with the other brothers silently peeling vegetablesbesidehim. TheywereTrappists, and they led a life of prayerful silence in their monastery. He looked out the window and saw that it was raining. Water trickled like teardrops down the windowpanes. “Patience and persistence,” he thought, “that’s what I need right now.” 6
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