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Build children or repair adults?
No brainer, isn’t it?
Then why are we so challenged to invest the time in children?
“Busy. Busy. Dreadfully busy. You’ve no idea what I have to do”. — Line from VeggieTales song
At the root of this challenge is me. And you. And every other adult with an opportunity to inspire a child by the power of our own example.
Ever heard the phrase, “It was the straw that broke the camel’s back”?
It’s a phrase I’ve heard a 1,000 times in America. Camel’s are incredibly strong and resilient. However, they do have a breaking point, a threshold that can be too much, and they collapse.
And when the breaking point is about to be reached, it can be something as small and light as a piece of straw.
Yesterday was like that. Was asked to substitute as lead teacher for last night’s Catechism class. For a variety of reasons (one’s I feel are valid), my son and I skipped Catechism last night.
Just couldn’t do it. Preparing for and leading the class was more than I could bear. Yes, guilt started to overwhelm me. Yes, felt I couldn’t say no, but did anyway.
Yes, from a distance, it only looked like a small and light piece of straw. Carpe diem.
PS. We did do the lesson at home, so our son wouldn’t fall behind.
Catechist’s Prayer:
“Gracious and all loving Father, out of love for all people you spoke your Word who became flesh for our salvation. May your Word transform me so that the message of your Son, our Lord, may be echoed through my teaching. Allow me to guide the hearts of those whom I teach in such a way that they will enter more deeply into your way of truth and salvation. Grant me the insight needed to lead them to know, love, and serve you. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, may they become hearers and followers of your Word, so that they may help transform the world to follow the way of life your Son has called us all, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.”
Copyright 2009, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.
Wednesday nights are reserved on our schedule for Catechism. Our son attends, and I help Miss Jane, the Instructor.
Is this your year to do something great?
Hope so.
It sure has been a great year of blogging. The blogging has been inspired by the realization that the clock is ticking.
If this hasn’t been “your year”, why not? What needs to change? What is the missing link?
If we knew this, maybe we’d be acting on it already. Not necessarily. For example, I know what I need to do. But doing it is the hard part.
New Year’s resolutions. They hardly ever work. So start making plans to do it differently. Start now. Today. Seriously.
Faith, Hope and Love.
Doesn’t get much simpler than that.
And yet there are so many temptations that take us away from simple.
Simple doesn’t mean easy. Take diet and exercise. Two simple concepts to lower cholesterol and maintain a healthy body weight.
Yet, if it were easy, very few of us would have to worry about cholesterol and weight. Ya with me?
So, what does this have to do with Faith, Hope and Love?
Everything! Carpe diem.