Yes! A teacher is a vocation not profession. It is GOD who called each Teacher to be His partner in His divine work. “The teacher must be considered as collaborators in the work of education and formation of the children, not just as mere educators for which they must be well trained in Pedagogy and in studying the personality of the children in order to bring them to GOD.
The teacher’s treasure is their students; they are their cross but their joy and consolation. It’s true that if the teacher builds with love and truth, what she/he builds will last forever. It is the value that matters most not the knowledge acquired. As teachers, we are teaching our students TO BE, TO LIVE, not merely to SUBSIST.
Pope John Paul II state that “Young people nowadays listen more to those who are witnesses than to those who teach… or if they listen to those who teach it is because they witness”. We are called and challenged to WALK our TALK… LIVE what we TEACH…to be WITNESSES.
A teacher is both a gift and a task… as a gift; we have to be grateful to GOD who is the giver of that gift. As a task, we have to TRUST in His providential guidance and grace. It is only when we are attached to the BEST TEACHER who is JESUS that we can accept our profession as vocation and mission.
Sr. Francia, ACI
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