C.h.r.i.S.M.

Recently, S.O.U.L. was approached about teaching a class for adults in Santa Teresita Catholic Church. Our original plan was teach Pre-Confirmation, as a team. But, when the names of the team came in, the parish decided that we were needed in a different role. After much deliberation and discussion, we decided to take on the project, giving it the name C.h.r.i.S.M. - Christians having received instructions: Seek Me!

The program that we have decided to partake of has never been offered before. So, we're offered the class with a clean slate. This has its advantages and disadvantages. The first being, we're not tied in to a program that someone else has spear headed. There's no shoes that we need to fill and no footsteps we need to follow. From here, we make the imprint for others as a guide.

From what I have gathered from the other team members, we are all pretty excited about the class. We will be working with other young adults who are thirsting for the same things for which we are striving. With people who are present because they want to learn more about our faith and what it means to be not only Catholic but to be Christian. People, in front of whom, we can be real. We can acknowledge our weaknesses and faults without feeling inhibited.

How, exactly, does one approach such a task? How do I, someone who is constantly struggling with her faith, guide someone in theirs? How do I make up for my lack of knowledge regarding certain aspects of church history and tradition? How do I teach someone that God loves them, while still struggling with that truth? How can I make something great out of nothing at all?

The answer is simple, my friends. Not only do I have to consult the rest of the team. But, as a team(the Iron Fist is what they are calling us), we must rely on God. Only through our belief in Him and in His abilities are we going to be able to approach this task. Not only must we rely on one another, we must come to realize that it is through Him that we have met each other. Through Him that we have come to this step in our lives. And, it is through Him that we can proceed.

We are S.O.U.L. and we shall conquer this mountain which has placed before us.