Grace and Joy

Happy Easter!  Spring and the Easter season tend to draw me into a deeper sense of joy and awareness of God’s grace in my life.  This busy time of year as a Catholic school principal I need to mindful about me taking time to pause, respond and to live the Peace Prayer of St. Francis.  “Lord make me an instrument of your peace.”  I move toward the words written by James Adams, editor of Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions, in a reflection he did on the Peace Prayer:  “Lord, when I seem to be overwhelmed by the demands of life, help me to clarify anew why I do things. Help me to regain genuine Christian motives for my responses” (p. 152).  I pray that during this season of Joy each one of us takes the time necessary to remember that everything we do we do for the glory of God.  I thank God for each one you!  Dr. Jackie Lichter