All You Could Give

How is it I was worth all you could give

That I, through thee, with our Father might live.
Don Bosco Utume February 24, Sunday: Issue 56
Through agony suffered in Gethsemane
You've given our Father's kingdom to me. • Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in moulding their daily
You bled and died on Calvary's hill lives in Christ.
To seal yourself to the Father's will. • Our vision is expressed in just two phrases: GOOD CHRISTIANS and RESPON-
While heavenly legions awaited your call SIBLE CITIZENS.
Features
You silently suffered, atoning for all.
Freedom from sin you won for us then Pep-up : Stories for Reflection
And life eternal you brought forth again. To the Young : Meaning of Lent
You shattered forever death's shackled band Think about it! : Points to Ponder
Saint of the Week : St. Walburga
By rising in resurrection grand.
Poem : All You Could Give
Following God, you showed us the way
Last Drop : Gethsemane
To walk in your path that each of us may
Return to the presence of our heavenly Lord The Heart of a Child
And glory forever in his holy word. At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have
RD Clyde hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
(Matthew 11:25)
The father and mother brought Junior with them to the supermarket on a Thursday night, to
do the weekly shopping. They filled up the trolley, and arrived at the check-out. The girl
Last Drop looked at them, waved them forward, and said "It's OK, everything is free today; no charge."
Gethsemane Imagine the reaction of the parents! There is no way they believe this, as they begin putting
All those who journey, sooner or late, items on the conveyor belt. When the girl insists that it is all free, and there's no charge, the
Must pass within the garden's gate; father checks to ensure that it's not April Fool's Day. Then it dawns on him. Candid camera!
Must kneel alone in darkness there, He smiles as he looks around, and continues to transfer his shopping from the trolley to the
conveyor belt. When the girl insists that there is no charge, the parents begin to get an-
And battle with some fierce despair.
noyed. A joke is a joke, but they are in a hurry, and they can't be standing around here all
God pity those who cannot say: day. In the meantime, where is Junior? He heard the magic word "Free", and, by now, he
"Not mine but thine;" who only pray: has grabbed another trolley, and is dashing around the supermarket, grabbing boxes of
"Let this cup pass," and cannot see sweets, crisps, etc., off the shelves! He has no problem at all with things that are free, and
The purpose in Gethsemane. he sees the situation as an opportunity, rather than a problem!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Lesson: Unless you have the heart of a child, says Jesus, you will never understand
what I am telling you. Striving as you are to leave behind your childhood and become an
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 To the Young
Meaning of Lent
Lent is a period of fasting and repentance traditionally ob-
served by Catholics and some Protestant denominations in
preparation for Easter. The length of the Lenten fast, was estab-
lished in the 4th century as 40 days. During this time, partici-
pants eat sparingly, or simply give up a particular food or
habit. Ash Wednesday and Lent began as a way for Catholics to
remind themselves to repent of their sins in a similar manner as
to how people in the Old Testament repented in sackcloth, ashes,
and fasting (Esther 4:1-3; Jeremiah 6:26; Daniel 9:3; Matthew
11:21).However, over the centuries it has developed a much more
"sacramental" value. Many Catholics understand giving some-
thing up for Lent as a way to gain blessing from God. The Bible
does not teach that such acts have any merit with God (Isaiah
64:6). In fact, the New Testament teaches us that our acts of
fasting and repentance should be done in a manner that does
not attract attention to ourselves: “When you fast, do not look
somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to
show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have re-
ceived their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your
head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men
that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen;
and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you” (Matthew 6:16-18). Fasting is a good thing when it is done
with a Biblical perspective. It is good and pleasing to God when
we give up sinful habits and practices. There is absolutely noth-
ing wrong with setting aside a time where we focus on Jesus'
death and resurrection. However, these "practices" are things
we should be doing every day of the year, not just for 40 days
between Ash Wednesday and Easter. As you feel led by the Lord
to observe Lent, be sure to focus your attention more on repent-
ing from your sins and consecrating yourself to God than on
trying to earn God's favor or increase His love for you!
Peace is the marriage of the people and the planet, with all attendant vows
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Points to Ponder
• Give God what's right — not what's left.
• Man's way leads to a hopeless end — God's way leads to
an endless hope.
• A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
• He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
• In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma — but never let
him be the period.
• Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
• When praying, don't give God instructions — just report
for duty.
• We don't change God's message—His message changes us.
• When God ordains, He sustains.
• Plan ahead — It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
• Never give the devil a ride — he will always want to drive.
• Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
• He who angers you controls you.
• Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.
• Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.
• Be ye fishers of men — you catch them & He'll clean them.
• God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
SAINT for the WEEK
February 25 St. Walburga
There was an immense missionary drive from England to mainland Europe in the 8th.
century, inspired by the Benedictine monk St. Boniface from Nursling Abbey near South-
ampton. Walburga, educated at Wimborne Abbey in Dorset and highly skilled in medi-
cine, was one example, rising to the influential post of abbess of the double monastery
(monks and nuns) of Heidenheim in Germany. She was invoked as a protectress of
crops and harvests, possibly a confusion of her name with 'Walborg' [='Mother Earth'].
She also suffered the indignity of having one of her feast days (May 1) confused with a
pagan ceremony for the approach of summer, the so-called 'Walpurgisnacht' [Walburga's
Night] when witches were alleged to run riot over the earth. This, let it be understood,
had nothing to do with the Christian mission of Walburga herself.
To reach peace, teach peace. Pope John Paul II
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