During the students cross walk, especially towards the end, there was always this question on everyone's lips, "Would you be coming next year too?" I honestly did not have an answer to that. Neither did I want to have one immediately. I basically want to let the experience sink in and then see it from a distance and then arrive at a decision about it being worthwhile the effort or not.
One of the reasons I am not very keen about joining for such physically gruelling tasks of piety is that these are more like sprints in athletics. Short bursts of activity which are considered sports, while the normal walking and running around in daily life are not considered sports! I hold spirituality to be an everyday affair, not only the scattered spurts of excitement and then back to normalcy (non-holy days!).
On the other hand, I never really signed up for this as an religious act or Lenten penance! The fact that I got to be with young people (even it is it only those who are already 'faith-filled'), in their chosen moment, is something refreshing for me as a Salesian. That I could share with young people my life experience and faith journey and in turn be part of theirs is indeed a great privilege.
In evaluating the event itself, I certainly wish to see how much it has impacted me prior and later as well. A decision based on the event itself is not a balanced decision.
One of the reasons I am not very keen about joining for such physically gruelling tasks of piety is that these are more like sprints in athletics. Short bursts of activity which are considered sports, while the normal walking and running around in daily life are not considered sports! I hold spirituality to be an everyday affair, not only the scattered spurts of excitement and then back to normalcy (non-holy days!).
On the other hand, I never really signed up for this as an religious act or Lenten penance! The fact that I got to be with young people (even it is it only those who are already 'faith-filled'), in their chosen moment, is something refreshing for me as a Salesian. That I could share with young people my life experience and faith journey and in turn be part of theirs is indeed a great privilege.
In evaluating the event itself, I certainly wish to see how much it has impacted me prior and later as well. A decision based on the event itself is not a balanced decision.
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