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Dear Friends,
Last night snow fell
bringing much needed moisture to the land, creating a bit of hardship and a
lot of beauty. Life often has these qualities. We find that
what we need can bring with it some hardship and often a great deal of
beauty. To achieve a high school diploma, a need, one must study and
work diligently-the hardship, becoming a well-developed young man or young
woman- the beauty.
There exists
another aspect of this which needs to be considered, the corporate role of
each individual. If someone fails to do what they need to do,
oftentimes others find they cannot accomplish their tasks. If
an open receiver finds the quarterback does not throw the ball to
him, he cannot catch it and win the game. It doesn't matter how
open the receiver is, without the quarterback throwing him the ball, there
is no play. We can back that analogy even further to consider
the role of the center, and the coach and the lineman, etc. We
find many of our actions depend on others for their success, and many of
our actions allow others to succeed. When we fail to act properly,
seldom, if ever, do we only affect ourselves. Our private short
comings as well as our strengths effect far beyond what we
think.
So when our students
are faced with a hardship, or an opportunity let us encourage them.
The impact of their labors is incalculable.
Finally, to
illustrate this last point this year's Lenten series began last week with a
wonderful talk by Paul VanHoudt. This week's story of conversion is
by our very own Matthew Gear.
If you ever wanted
to know what makes Mr. Gear who he is, this is your moment. This
Thursday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the library Mr. Gear will kindly share
his conversion story. I heartily encourage all to come.
Duc in Altum!
Timothy Gallic
Principal, Holy
Family High School
303-410-1411
p.s. All questions,
cares, comments and concerns are welcome!
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2013 Lenten
Series - Stories of
Conversion
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