The Holy No

                               

 

 

When I lived in a monastery, the Abbot asked who knew how to cut hair? I raised my hand, I had never cut anyone's hair in my life but being 19, in a monastery, I had to claim amusement where I could.

But before I started my new job as the hairdresser, my friend Laura asked if she could cut Sweet Father Dominique's hair, he was the first guinea pig.

She asked him what type of haircut he wanted, he said a light trim. Slowly, with a gleam in her eye, she buzzed every single hair off his head. Every single hair. He smiled.

Then with the same look in her eye, she asked if she could trim his beard? He said yes. She shaved it off- his beautiful salt and pepper beard, gone! I was aghast, how could she. Shyly Father Dominique asked if she was having fun? Laura giggled, "Yes indeed." I did not understand Laura's humor nor Father Dominique's calmness.

Then she asked him if she could trim his eyebrows! I could not believe my ears I shook my head no. But he agreed, she shaved them too. Father Dominique looked stark naked.

Father Dominique looked in the mirror, then he looked at Laura holding the clippers. He smiled, stood up, shook the hair off, and said, "I need to go now, for I am certain you will ask me to trim my eyelashes, and I fear I would agree."

Sometimes, the holiest thing we can say is no.



Comments

11 responses to “The Holy No”

  1. Hair today gone tomorrow.
    Giggles
    I love your postings.
    I love you
    Jeanne

  2. Laura sounds like a fun friend to have, but the type our parents always worried would get us into mischief.

  3. Hysterical! 😉

  4. Sharon CrigSt

    I so love your blog posts! They are always a bright spot in my day, and this one exceptionally so! Too funny!

  5. Great story!!!! 😂

  6. Oh! This made me laugh out loud!!! Thank you for this story! xo

  7. That’s a funny story. But you should never be afraid to say no. I lived in Florida and if I had never said no, my house would have been an Airbnb but without the cash.

  8. Love your stories!

  9. Who knew how easy it is to have tour way with a priest!

  10. “your”, not tour.

  11. Jenifer Delson

    Your posts are just exquisite. Thank you for the smile and the Holy No.

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