From today's second reading: "May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word."
From today's gospel: "[H]e is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."
De La Salle (Letter 2): "Remembering that God is with you will help and inspire you in all that you do."
Lasallian Core Principles: "Faith in the presence of God: We believe in the living presence of God in our students, in our community, and in our world"
This is a time of year when we are deeply focused on student performance. We worry about potentially failing students, student absences, or measuring mastery on semester assessments. We have already figured out how many class days there are until finals arrive. Given this potential for angst, it is also a marvelous time to remember that God is with us daily. How do we let God in our classrooms and duties to strengthen us? How do we inspire our students with God's living presence to encourage them in all that they do? Our God wants to live with us. Will we let him pitch his tent in our classroom, our office, or the forgotten corners of our campus?
Live, Jesus, in our hearts!