... learning from kids how to patiently let our faith grow in God and in ourselves ...

Fr. Michael Alello, Pastor of St. Thomas Moore, recently shared a neat spiritual insight that he received from a young parishioner toddler.

The theme from the Sunday Readings emphasized patiently allowing God's Will to grow in whatever state of life we are blessed to have - especially when we struggle, at times, with trying to figure out on our own the paths meant for us - by having faith even as small as a mustard seed.

Well, Fr. Alello noted that what had helped him greatly in preparing for his homily was that he had gone during the week to meet with some of the parish's pre-schoolers, and they had told him that they were "making grass!"

And when Father prodded the kids on by looking at their little seeded cups with only soil visible by saying, I don't see the grass, one wiser than his age could bespeak lad said the following:

"No Father, you have to wait to see it to grow!!!!"