“Last week, I reflected on my favorite scripture passage (Cf. James 1: 2-6) which happened to coincide with the virtue of the month, perseverance. Perseverance is a beautiful virtue as the unsung attribute of discipleship. It’s also necessarily appropriate for this month of February, which often sees the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday and the journey we enter into during that time.
Because Ash Wednesday is next week, I find it appropriate for all of us as a community to reflect and prepare our hearts for the journey, strengthening ourselves in perseverance. The reality is, the more we move closer to Christ—especially through our sufferings—the more spiritual attacks we will receive. The evil one does not wish for us to be close to Christ; he does not want us to be united to Christ in the Cross. This is where perseverance needs to be a well-formed habit.
I challenge everyone—as a family—to enter into this Lenten season prepared, knowing there is going to be a fight, trusting in the Lord, and persevering as we enter into God’s Glory. — Headmaster Eric Schreiber
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