Today's second reading: "Brothers and sisters: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another, the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another, mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, varieties of tongues; to another, interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes."
Brother Carlos Gomez, FSC, Intercom 149 (May, 2017): "De La Salle and the first brothers made creative commitments to the education of the poor, the evangelization of children and young people and their inclusion in society that was rigidly stratified . . . So the original charism lay in their continuous educational creativity to enable the poor children to find opportunities in their situation . . . Consequently, there is always a need to reinvent, recreate and start anew."
What gifts and talents do our students have? Have we familiarized ourselves enough with what they can do, or are good at, that we know? Do we allow ourselves to unleash our own different gifts and talents in our lessons? Can we use the framework presented on Friday to combine the various gifts found in within ourselves and those entrusted to our care to really let the breeze of the Spirit blow? Let's be excited about what we can reinvent and recreate, using all of the talents available, for the benefit of our students!
Live, Jesus, in our hearts!