IHM Army

Every semester, the seminary takes a Wednesday night to educate the kids in CCD in the area (which I just found out stands for 'Confraternity of Christian Doctrine' - no wonder we just call it 'CCD'). We had an earlier than usual dinner, and we went in groups of two to different churches who all have their CCD classes on Wednesday evenings.

It was really cool - I felt like we were the IHM Army, fighting the good fight, going out to help form the younger troops. I went with Peter to Rushford. We first talked to 7th and 8th graders for a half our. First about the 10 commandments, because that is what they were studying that day, and then about vocation and how to grow in a relationship with God. Then we talked to 6th graders together with 10th and 11th graders for about 20 minutes. There we started with our personal relationship with God, and then with God's personal call to each of us.

These went so well, and it was one of those awesome Holy Spirit moments when I barely knew what I was saying, because God was speaking through me. We didn't do very much planning, we just went up there. The kids were attentive, and I think we really got a message across to them! Especially the message that God loves each of us, and has a plan for each of us. That he gave us our strengths and weaknesses for a reason, and that we must look to him, and get to know him before we can be certain of what he made us for, and that doing his will is the way to be the most happy.

On the way home, a deer ran into the side of our car! What happened to the car? Some of the dust was wiped off the side of the door - that's it! It was awesome - and when we got back, everyone was a-buzz about what had happened to them earlier. The Holy Spirit was very active in the seminary last night, and it was awesome to be a part of it!

St. Albert, pray for us!