Three or four times a year all the guys in formation (Salesian seminary) receive assessments. These assessments look at how you are doing in your human, spiritual, intellectual and ministerial development.
These are great things, but at times they can be hard to swallow. Within them are listed your strengths and also your challenges, those things that you should try your best to improve on. When reading what other people think are your own challenges it forces you to face down your pride.
It’s funny, most of the challenges or most of the areas that I need to grow in are usually correct. When others live with you they get to know you inside and out and can offer some good insight into who you are as a person or at the very least who you appear to be.
Although it can be tough to swallow pride and accept constructive criticism, I am thankful that I have brothers that are trying help me be a better Salesian and a better follower of Jesus. Because of them I can focus my energies and prayer on building up those areas that are challenges for me and can become a better and stronger man of God.
Thank you my brothers and God Bless you!
