This week’s Advice and Query:

19: Rejoice in the presence of children and young people in your meeting and recognise the gifts they bring.  Remember that the meeting as a whole shares a responsibility for every child in its care.  Seek for them as for yourself a full development of God’s gifts and the abundant life Jesus tells us can be ours.  How do you share your deepest beliefs with them, while leaving them free to develop as the spirit of God may lead them?  Do you invite them to share their insights with you?  Are you ready both to learn from them and and to accept your responsibilities towards them?