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"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them , for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." ~ Luke 18:16 NIV
John was a French priest who became famous as a teacher of underprivi leged boys. When he became aware of the needs of the poor children, he fel t himself called to respond. John would later give away his share of the fa mily fortune. He began training a group of young men as teachers, thus beg inning the order known today as the Christian Brothers. John successfully i ntroduced several new educational methods and established colleges for trai ning teachers. His success in training delinquent and underprivileged boys provoked bitter opposition from secular schoolmasters, who resented his em phasis on Christian values. Ignoring his critics, John urged his teachers to treat their students with love, compassion, and concern for their spir itual well-being. One of the lessons we learn from John is that our calling from God may at first seem unpleasant, but if we p... |