The Good We Do

This blog is a thank you to all the incredible people I work with who give and give and don't hesitate to throw themselves into their work especially when things get tougher and tougher as they have these past 18-months. These are the folks who see the beauty in the purposeful work God created them to do. They truly honor God by participating in their faith. 

The poem "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" makes me think about the good we do.  Am I the person God created me to be in doing His work? In this poem, there are two lines in particular that have me asking this question. The lines are "What I do is me: for that I came" and "Acts in God's eye what in God's eye he is."

The way I interpret these two lines is if I am truly a participant in my faith, then I am to be the person God created me to be. Since God created me for a purpose and gave me certain talents, shouldn't I put those talents to good use by serving Him in doing His work? Am I to be seen in God's eye as He sees Christ?

The key is not to be an observer in my faith. Instead, I am to get knee-deep in my faith by putting my heart in the work I do. Christ taught us to participate in our faith by being doers of God's will and not observers. In Mark 7:6-7, Jesus recounted Isaiah's prophesy about the hypocrites who honored God with their lips, but their hearts were far from Him. Maya Angelou said, "Life is going to give you just what you put into it. Put your whole heart in everything you do."

This is also how I view James 2:26: "As the body without spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." I can have faith, but if I don't participate in that faith, isn't that a waste of who God created me to be? The good we do is our purpose. "What I do is me, for that I came."

Daily, I witness selfless people participate in their faith by spending countless hours and energy working to better those entrusted to our care. Being Catholic school educators is our ministry. The folks I work with definitely live their faith through the work they do, and get an A+ for participation. God has chosen us to do His work, and it is our responsibility to do our part to help build up the Kingdom of God in the hearts of our students.

Thank you and much love to the faculty and staff of St. Ann Catholic School. The good we do brings our students closer to heaven. You "fulfill your ministry with the affection of your heart." - St. John Baptist de La Salle

God bless you,

Didier Aur, Principal

St. Ann Catholic School

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