It is good that you have a nurse office. Gifted time is gifted love. We prefer to give something else, but to share time? Time is a wealth we have in a contemplative community, but not for us, rather for others. Every gift must be shared to be a true gift. Jesus enriched us with his poverty. Before Holy Communion, I sometimes say: Here is Jesus Christ, through his poverty we have become rich.
(P. Vladimír Koudelka OP /1919–2003/, correspondence, letter from July 2, 2000)