This whole week we have been celebrating Catholic Schools week.
We have taken the time this week to celebrate the reality that though we may not have many high tech devices or the latest classroom technology or even the highest salaries to offer to our teachers, but at Catholic Schools the one thing we do have is the ability and opportunity to celebrate our faith on a daily basis.
At Catholic Schools we grow up immersed in the life of God, this rich and organic encounter that walks with us in all that we do.
We may not have a lot of things but we do have the one thing. Like the apostles sent out on their mission experience, with nothing in their hands, no sandals, no sack, no money bag, nothing, we too are often left with empty hands held high.
Thus, at Catholic schools we learn early that because we have nothing then we must rely on God for everything.
The lesson the apostles learned is the lesson we live each and every day, everything we have is gift and it is our duty to give the giver thanks and praise for all we have received. Is this not the life of faith, is this not our highest calling, rejoice and give thanks.
Is this not the first lesson of faith: we have received. Not that we have loved God but He has first loved us.
As King David tells his son in the first reading, "keep the mandate of the Lord, following his ways and statues, commands, ordinances, decrees...that you may succeed in whatever you do, wherever you turn, and the Lord will fulfill the promise he made..."
Success and faithfulness go hand in hand. This is what the Catholic School way is all about.
Success without faith is no success at all. Faithfulness itself is a life of success.
No comments:
Post a Comment