As we look toward the WHITE of Easter
The following is an email sent to me by a catechist I work with. She and I work together with a group of 9-12 year old children at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church. The children, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, are amazing. True sources of inspiration. I think the insight shared by this catechist shows the deep wisdom and faith children have.
“I wanted to tell you that we had a “blessed” day in the Atrium this past weekend. I floated on a cloud the rest of the day. There was so much fullness of their knowledge, so much “coming together” of words from the Bible. For example, we discussed Lent and preparation for the Resurrection. One child asked why we wait for 40 days. We talked about whether that was too many days, too few days, why we must prepare… But then they all started to interject the other times in the Bible when 40 days are referred to … Noah’s Ark, Jesus in the desert, and so on. Then there was the discussion of why Jesus wore white. Then the fact that he was clad in white swaddling clothes at birth and very similar white wraps at his death, and then baptism and then communion and weddings and why don’t they HAVE to wear white at confirmation? The connections were wonderful! What a humbling experience to my knowledge and depth of understanding at their age. WOW!”
***Their prayers of petitions from this past week:***
- For all people in Iraq, and wars all over the world, that peace will conquer the world. We pray