Perseverance

With the long weekend coming up, I thought I’d offer a word about perseverance. In Ephesians 6:18), St. Paul exhorts us to “Pray in the spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the holy ones.” A powerful reminder to pray, not only “at all times,” but in the spirit (Holy Spirit) and with alertness, that is, from the heart, conscious of what we are doing, not simply by rote. And, indeed supplications or intercessory (begging prayers) for the holy ones (members of the community, our families, etc.) are encouraged. With the extra time this weekend, we might be able to add a rosary or a few Hail Mary’s …or more conversational prayer, for our students, for one another, and the needs of our church, country, (Monday…Columbus Day) and world. It’s also reunion weekend, so many of our former students will be gathering in fun and gratitude for their Central experience. So many gifts we have received…so much for which to be grateful. All the more reason to power up our prayers, to persevere in faith and trust.
Bro. Rene