2/19/10

The vocation of a parent is not always easy; however, the rewards can be pretty incredible.

One of those moments arrived for me last Lent. My daughter returned from her Faith Formation class and shared with me her project. The children in her class were tasked with composing a picture of how they can get “closer to Jesus” during Lent. Many of the six year olds drew images of themselves praying or attending Mass. For my daughter, it was a picture of her bringing food to the Marian House Soup Kitchen and toys for the children that are served by the Marian House staff and volunteers.

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“This is how I get close to Jesus, Daddy.” Intellectually I already knew what she was expressing. And yet, what an emotional and spiritual lesson a daughter taught her father. God has a special place in His heart for our poor. And it is in our service and solidarity with our poor that we experience Christ.
- Jason Christensen