We began our Monday morning at Saint Albert by praying for another school community here in Council Bluffs. Two students from Lewis Central died in a car wreck on Friday. Our first order of business this morning was to lift these families up in prayer. We also prayed for all of those at Lewis Central who would be dealing with the grief of losing a classmate, a student, a friend.
We may be rivals and competitors when we typically speak of our schools, but today was a time for unity and support. We have the luxury of having something at Saint Albert that they do not. We can bring our whole school community together to pray. That is a blessing I try to never take for granted, but it was even more profound today. We trust in God's mercy and compassion for us. It is wonderful that we can boldly seek out that compassion for our neighbors in such a magnificent and public manner.
"Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen."
We may be rivals and competitors when we typically speak of our schools, but today was a time for unity and support. We have the luxury of having something at Saint Albert that they do not. We can bring our whole school community together to pray. That is a blessing I try to never take for granted, but it was even more profound today. We trust in God's mercy and compassion for us. It is wonderful that we can boldly seek out that compassion for our neighbors in such a magnificent and public manner.
"Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen."
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