Young altar servers and acolytes advance far when they learn this important lesson about the liturgy: Don’t try to be perfect. Rather, strive to make an elegant recovery. The most wonderful example of this, of course, is Jesus' resurrection on the third day. I am convinced that for all human beings, life in this broken world is lived authentically in the "recovery" zone.
Young persons who serve the altar, may you receive this healing truth and enjoy the most elegant recovery of life—the holiness of your mind, heart, soul and strength. I pray that you will value your very own personhood as a treasure and see yourselves as God sees you—worthy of love and redemption. I ask God to lead and guide you into a holy life well-lived.
