So much to discuss: the love boat; four square; dodgeball; teen romance; billion dollar endowments; Spanish and math tests; food; math Olympiads...
But it is late and my mind is blown away by the papal visit: or more specifically how gaga people go when they hear a simple truth.
(and John Boehner resigns!? )
Here's all you need to know til I see you: F is really happy - bit of swagger, but delightful to see, and we are yucking it up. It's a tough place, of that I am sure. But I am equally sure that that toughness bonds the children to each other and to a shared sense of purpose unlike anything I've ever seen (yes even more than burkes 1980!)
Anyway he is tucked in, and I am tucked in and for now I'll leave you with my favorite prayer- the prayer of St. Francis, in honor of our little friend from Rome. It goes without saying, I have done none of this myself, but thought you all might give it a whirl..
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, the truth;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, the truth;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
