TIME
FOR SCHOOL
It’s
that time again. Teachers, parents, and students are preparing for the
beginning of a new school year. When I was a teacher, my year began in late
August rather than January. Life revolved around the school calendar. Teachers
are preparing their classrooms, their lesson plans, and I hope their hearts for
a new set of students. Parents are buying school clothes and trying to find
everything on that long list of supplies without spending a fortune. Children
are trying to milk all the fun out of summer before sitting behind desks again
but at the same time, getting excited to see their “school friends” again. So
where does Jesus fit into all this?
Teachers:
As you prepare your room, prepare your heart to love each child in your care.
As you arrange the desks, pray for the students who will fill them.
Parents:
As you take your child to try on clothes and buy supplies, talk with them about
the upcoming year. Talk not only about obeying the teacher and how to deal with
bullies, but about how the Lord would have us relate with others. Encourage
them with Proverbs 18:15 and other verses about how wise it is to learn. Pray
not just for them, but WITH them, entrusting them to the Father’s care while
they are away from you.
Students:
If you are an older student reading this, take seriously the opportunities that
school gives you. Not just the opportunity to acquire knowledge but the
opportunity to “shine like the stars” as a witness to those who do not yet know
Jesus.
Philippians 2:15 so that you
may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and
crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
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