Don't Quit

A familiar poem from another generation, Don't Quit continues to have relevance today.  Our Gospel reading for today features the Canaanite woman, whom we saw not long ago who would not give up, would not quit, trying to convince Jesus to heal her daughter.  She eventually "won."   Jesus too, didn't quit on her.  He could have ignored or resisted her, as the disciples suggested, but no, his patience, his desire to be of service, to heal overcame their impulsive reaction to her.
St. Marcellin was faced with challenges all is life, but didn't quit.  He stands as model even today of a "toughness" that must abound if forward progress is to be made.  Confirming his persistence yesterday was the reception of  young man, Luis Ramos who came from a long history of  determination to achieve his dream of becoming a Marist Brother...On the other side of the globe, our formation houses are filling with Postulants and Novices who have so far refused to quit.  May our own lives be filled with such "toughness."
Bro. Rene