Catholic Life and Reflection

Today I watched one of our students, who usually requires extra support, entering the school. He was greeted with a huge smile and a lovely “Good morning” by the Inclusion Assistant who waited calmy until he responded with “Good Morning Miss…” before they went on their way to the classroom.

There was just peace and patience and love present in that moment. It swum around them, a visible cloud, like something from a Disney movie.

Saying good morning may seem a small thing but it is not. To be welcomed and to feel like part of the community is so important. In this case, the Inclusion Assistant, so confident in her role and place in our community, was able to open her heart to a student, all the while setting a reasonable expectation for that student that he greets her in return.

We are blessed to be here and to experience the love of God in the smallest of actions every day.

The Judgment of the Nations (Matthew 25:31-46)

³⁴ Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; ³⁵ for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ³⁶ I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? ³⁸ And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? ³⁹ And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ ⁴⁰ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,^[a] you did it to me.’ 

God bless,

Stephanie Stewart

Religious Education Coordinator