Principal's Message

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Friends,

WHAT MATTERS MOST?

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

- Matthew 6: 19-21

What is your treasure at this time?

The answer to this helps define what is most important in your life…your priority.

The importance of ‘things’ in our lives seem to evaporate in difficult times. What is becoming clear to people in this time of isolation is the importance of family and friends – relationships!

Of course, our relationship with Jesus Christ is the only lasting relationship, one that is eternal. Our focus on Jesus helps us to connect and have good and healthy relationships with our family, friends and peers. In Him we can forgive, be patient, show grace and be loving.

Relationships vs ‘getting work done’ is a hard one for many of us who are so goal orientated (yes, I own up here!) – and for those people like myself, we have to surrender even more to Jesus to allow Him to work in our lives and surrender those things that are important but not MOST important and what really matters.

Parents, I encourage you not to stress over your child and their schoolwork at this time. What is more important, is your relationship with your child and perhaps the chance to connect with them in ways you have not done before. You may never get this opportunity again, so take advantage of what is a really difficult time. Especially if your child is in primary – your family survival and relationships are more important than ‘completing all schoolwork’. This time will pass!

We are in a time of social isolation, but more than ever we need to connect and encourage each other, pray with and for each other. As a community, let’s pray that we all lean more on Jesus, grow more like Him and together be a light, shining God’s love, hope and peace into a hurting world.

DO NOT WORRY

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 

- Matthew 6:25-34

Every blessing,

Catriona Wansbrough

Principal

The following poem was written by

Kathleen O’Mara in 1869 and was reprinted

during the Spanish Flu in 1919.