this book presents a series of simple yet profound stories that seek to illuminate how the first gentle rays of the kingdom of heaven – and its celestial inhabitants – are revealed to young souls who have embraced the monastic calling. the author, sister patrikia, is a nun of the greek monastery of saint george “karaiskaki,” nestled in the forested heart of thessaly, central greece. the delicate illustrations that accompany these stories were created by sister kyriaki.