A Schoolgirl’s Mishap and a Lesson On Grace

How a nun taught me a valuable life lesson by her example

Joanne Creary
Koinonia
Published in
4 min readMar 29, 2024

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’60s record player. (Created by the author in Canva)

The reedy voice, punctuated by the familiar scratchy sibilance of an LP spinning on a cheap record player, streamed over the speakers in the assembly hall.

Gradually the room went quiet as the words of the song reached our ears. The only sounds were the faint buzz of…

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Joanne Creary
Koinonia

I write about personal growth, faith, human behavior, and anything else that catches my interest.