Have you ever stopped to wonder why Jesus chose bread and wine as the gift of himself? No? Me neither until I became a Catechist in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. And even then, the first time I gave this presentation I wasn't sure what the point was. "What could the children possibly get from this?"
I just gave the presentation "Story of Bread" for the second time in my history of being a level 3 catechist (grades 4-6.) We went through the whole presentation. At the end, I asked, "Ok, what do you think? Why did Jesus choose bread and wine?"
Child: So many things come together to make it all: People, the priest, God
Other Child: Don't forget the Earth - Fruit of the Earth
Me: Ok, why is that so important to Jesus, that all of this come together?
Child: Togetherness
Other Child: Unity - He wants to bring Unity.
Audible gasp of other child followed with: It parousia in our food!
This was never part of my consciousness before. Ever. And without this work that God has gifted me with I would have never known. Each day that I get the privilege of working with children in the atrium, I learn something new about the Good Shepherd and his Plan for us. It is the Good Shepherd and the Openness of the Children that are my teachers.
I just gave the presentation "Story of Bread" for the second time in my history of being a level 3 catechist (grades 4-6.) We went through the whole presentation. At the end, I asked, "Ok, what do you think? Why did Jesus choose bread and wine?"
Child: So many things come together to make it all: People, the priest, God
Other Child: Don't forget the Earth - Fruit of the Earth
Me: Ok, why is that so important to Jesus, that all of this come together?
Child: Togetherness
Other Child: Unity - He wants to bring Unity.
Audible gasp of other child followed with: It parousia in our food!
This was never part of my consciousness before. Ever. And without this work that God has gifted me with I would have never known. Each day that I get the privilege of working with children in the atrium, I learn something new about the Good Shepherd and his Plan for us. It is the Good Shepherd and the Openness of the Children that are my teachers.
Dear Venus,
ReplyDeleteYou bring such good questions for the children. They recognize that you share the questions and you care to listen to their holy and wholly responses. Thank you for all you bring to the children. Please let them know that I pray for and with them.
Love,
Peggy