Dear Parents,
What does Advent bring to us? I know we are waiting for Our Savior with the hope and faith that he will save us. Our faith tells us to believe in Jesus and his power to save us. Faith and hope are very different: faith is confidence or trust in a person or belief, while hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation or desire. Hope speaks of the future, and faith speaks to our life right now.
As you can well imagine, the last few weeks have been a roller coaster of a ride. Wondering what to do next and asking many what-if questions anchored with hoping everything would work. My nature is always to solve or fix the problem. When I cannot come up with a solution, I madly pray to God to help me. Of course, I ask God for what I think I need in my prayers.
Last week the priest gave a sermon on turning it over to God with the full belief that He will take care of it and all will be well. He stressed that our prayers should be ones of faith in God and His infinite wisdom. In my prayers, I thought that’s what I was doing. WRONG! I was just pleading and trying to get what I thought I needed my way. I forgot that God knows what I need. His sermon encouraged us to look at how we pray and instead of our giving direction to God have faith that He will guide us to the path we need, even if it is not exactly what we think we want or need.
Trust is faith, and trust in God is faith in Him. So, that’s what I’m doing, having faith and trust, just as Mary and Joseph did waiting for Jesus to be born. Is it easy? No! But, when I stopped and looked at what happened when I turned it over to Him, there was a difference in me and the situation.
My wish for all of you as Advent comes to an end is that your faith in God and His Son grows in strength and love and that your hearts may be open to His infinite love and mercy.
I am humbled and grateful for all the kindness and support you have shown me during the beginning of this school year. As we continue on this journey in the new year, may we do it together with faith in God, His Son, and the Holy Spirit.
With Caring Prayers,
Kathleen Aymar
Principal
