First to tenth December at Nitika Don Bosco,

There gathered some twenty four  to acquire faith.

They all came with a lot of gusto,

So that they may be a guide to the Heavenly Gate.

 

Second to sixth was Fr. Gilbert’s days,

As he taught us various ways of methods and skills.

Everything on earth has some ways,

Bringing God here for all who got a will.

 

Movie, video, add and all had to give a lot about God,

Was the overall message that he showed.

Through magic, cards, Youcat, CCC and quiz, we learned,

To teach the love of God we owed.

 

Sixth afternoon we had a break,

As evening came with a greater thing.

Many came there with a wreck,

But all experienced a different being.

 

Songs and dances gave a nice blend,

To the following discussions that followed in.

Everyone seemed to be relaxed at the end,

So together we could relish the food preprayed.

 

Seventh was Fr. Joe’s turn to take up classes,

On Christian faith and meaning of life.

These classes helped us to understand,

That there is meaning in all we do and experience in life.

 

Eighth continued with the same type,

Freud, Maslow’s and Frankl’s teaching’s he taught.

All this teachings showed us the differences of views,

But to self- transcendence was the best he taught.

 

Then, there was the climax of our sessions,

When we got the news to go for an outing

It was the day of Our lady‘s Immaculate conception,

So we decided to visit the places with excitement.

First Victoria memorial, gave the historical touch,

To know our Kolkata more and more.

Mother’s tomb and Church at Gobra gave us a Godly experience,

To make us feel that God is above all.

 

Ninth we waited eagerly for the sessions,

As it was to be something about young.

It was now JTM’s turn,

To show us the Fathers Love in different forms.

 

It was not the only thing that we learned,

But also to love each other as one.

From many places we had come,

Yet, were glad to know that we were working for the ONE above.

 

Tenth we brought our thoughts together,

To see how much we had learned.

All shared, “It was enriching to be together”,

It was the fruit of the hard work that our fathers had done.

 

We express our thanks to God for the lovely days that He had given

Our superiors also we thank for giving us a chance to be a part of that event.

It’s now time to go ahead with our daily works with a thought,

That God’s love for all is ever NEW.

Sr. Dominica Thapa

Participant