EVERY GIFT IS GOOD. EVERY PRESENT IS PERFECT.
On Monday, February 14, I was told, Loretto School had a surprise gift for me and had to go to the school to accept the present. It was the Memorial of St. Valentine of Rome (Priest) and Terni (Bishop) both martryrs, kind and generous and always left a note, from your Valentine. From the parish office to the School, I did not know what
to expect. I wondered all the while what was the gift. It must have been something very special. Mrs. Melgoza accompanied me to the 8th grade classroom. Mr. Moreno handed me an envelope and said, oh thank you, that's very thoughtful and was actually about to head out and visit other classrooms. Well, it didn't go as planned. I was asked to open the envelope which was the same dimension as last Christmas party. What exactly was on it remained to be seen until I flipped the seal. Lo and behold! It was a check with at least, three zeros. I hope it was not a typo. I momentarily removed my eyeglass to see it closer and clearer. My guess was correct. It was a thousand dollar check. Where did you get it? Or I should have said, how did you raise such a huge amount? They told me, they sold candy gram to the school only. That's incredible!
More than anything, it's the thought and the intent that touched and moved me. It is not so much the amount raised although between 3 and 4 figures, I would definitely go with the latter. Things like this especially coming from the kindness, creativity and initiative of the kids warms my hearts and is deeply moving. As St. James reminded us this Tuesday, "every gift is good. every present is perfect". Amen.
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