It could be that your child came home to you last Wednesday after our School Mass and happily told you that he or she was perfect. With that statement, school parents were ready to call Father John and ask him to visit whenever it’s time to clean up or go to bed! Whatever happened to “repent, the time is near”?
When Father first posed the question, “Who here is perfect?” few hands tentatively waved. Even during class discussions, students questioned the notion of their own perfection. “Most people don’t think they are perfect, but it’s nice that Father reminded us that God loves us anyway.” How can we be perfect when we slip up in so many ways?
The answer: it is Christ in us who brings us to perfection. Reflections of the students show that they did get the message.“God sees us as good people. We are perfect when we areourselves.” “We have perfect in each of us, as long as we have Jesus in us.” “Through…salvation we are made perfect.” “God made us perfect. If anyone tells us otherwise, keep thinking ‘I’m perfect, so is everyone else.’”
As we continue our Advent journey, we are called to recognize and make ready the way for God to come to us. We have been challenged by scripture “to be found without spot or blemish before Him…then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.”
We wait in joyful hope. What a wonderful reminder we have each year that Christ has come to dwell with us, is with us! We just have to acknowledge and accept this presence, to kindle it and let it grow so that others may see the perfection of God shining through us.
Terry Gase
Vice Principal
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