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I give all glory to God for leading me to another nomination for the Tiger Award. I am honored that my classmates see me as person who models the ideals of the Holy Cross Man. Not only do I attribute my nomination because of God’s help, I attribute to the difficult circumstances I have faced in my junior year. St. James writes in James 1: 2-4, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” If something could describe my junior year and how I have felt about it, this Scripture describes it perfectly. I am a firm believer that the testing of my faith has led me to model the ideals of the Holy …show more content…

The first is that sacrifices are going to have to be made in order to accomplish great things. There have been numerous times during this year where I have been pressured with a load of coursework. I wondered during those times if I would ever make it out. I was tempted to succumb under pressure. Yet, that is when I was reminded that as St. Paul wrote, when I am weak, then I am strong, and that a Holy Cross Man exhibits commitment towards his studies. It may have cost me leisure time and pushed me out of my comfort zone, but the sacrifices that I have made have allowed me to perform at the level that I do, whether it be in academics or in speech and debate. When St. Paul explained in Romans 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us”, he was referring to salvation. However, I believe this verse provides some ambiguity. If I apply it to the demands that are set before me by academics and speech and debate, this verse means that though I may have to make sacrifices, those sacrifices are not worthy to be compared to becoming a Holy Cross

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