From today's second reading: "Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith."
Bro. Nick Gonzalez, FSC, 2017: "[Y]ou stand on the shoulders of giants. Not that the amazing, faith-filled men and women were, in fact, giants; they're just like you. But that point, we build on the amazing efforts of other people, and we have to have faith that what we do today, others will build on later. And so everything we do matters, especially in a place like San Miguel."
In being able to run the race that we run every day at San Miguel, there is a comfort in knowing that we are building on important work that others began. The challenge, however, is to ensure that our focus is on Christ, our salvation, so that our own work will be capable of being the foundation of others' work. In the new works that we are undertaking, are we mindful of the cloud of witnesses who came before us to show us and our students the way to Christ? Are our own efforts grounded in that faith, mindful of its importance?
Live, Jesus, in our hearts!