I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...

"Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything." - Pedro Arrupe

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Loving more each day

Nineteen heads bobbed up and down as the students warmed up for gym class.

And I just stood there and watched them. They are truly nineteen personalities. They have their days, so to speak, it's true.

But we're slowly learning what makes them tick.
And the puzzle pieces are falling into place.
And I'm loving them more each day...because I'm getting to know them better. (And, man, are they coming out of their shells!)

And then, as I stood there, I thought about how much more God knows each of us and loves each of us. Pretty unbelievable when you think about it, right?


"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
(1 John 4:9-10)

So, I close tonight with a short and simple prayer of gratitude. I think you will find it fitting as well, and I encourage you to pray it with me:

Thank you, Lord, for loving me and for showing me how to bring your love to those with whom I work and spend time. Help me to be a sign of your love in the world. Amen.


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