3rd graders
In the spirit of my Laura Beadle, I feel compelled to blog twice in one day!
I subbed in 3rd grade today while the teachers went to a student's funeral. I have subbed for that class before, but didn't know what to expect today--the day their friend's earthly body was being buried.........I walk in the classroom and their amazing Bible teacher has them up on their feet, singing praises to the Almighty.
Joy. In the midst of an unthinkable tragedy they had joy.
While lifting their heavenly voices one of the girls shoes came untied. Another little girl (I'm not naming any names, but I gave birth to her almost 9 years ago!) noticed it was untied and bent down to tie it for her, even though her friend knows how to tie her own shoes.
Servanthood.
When it was time to do seatwork one of the students realized she had forgotten her pencil. Her friend let her borrow her 'good' pencil. She kept the short, stubby one for herself.
Servanthood again.
I could go on and on. They spontaneously help each other. Kindness is second nature to them while I have to work hard at being nice.
And Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
I subbed in 3rd grade today while the teachers went to a student's funeral. I have subbed for that class before, but didn't know what to expect today--the day their friend's earthly body was being buried.........I walk in the classroom and their amazing Bible teacher has them up on their feet, singing praises to the Almighty.
Joy. In the midst of an unthinkable tragedy they had joy.
While lifting their heavenly voices one of the girls shoes came untied. Another little girl (I'm not naming any names, but I gave birth to her almost 9 years ago!) noticed it was untied and bent down to tie it for her, even though her friend knows how to tie her own shoes.
Servanthood.
When it was time to do seatwork one of the students realized she had forgotten her pencil. Her friend let her borrow her 'good' pencil. She kept the short, stubby one for herself.
Servanthood again.
I could go on and on. They spontaneously help each other. Kindness is second nature to them while I have to work hard at being nice.
And Jesus said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
posted by carahinojosa at 4:03 PM
1 Comments:
I got a little choked up when the shoe tying incident occured...you have instilled such a powerful legacy of servanthood in her. It comes so naturally, so immediately.
God's love is big. God's love is great. God's love is fab and He's my mate. His love surrounds me everyday, and I love to sing and say...God's love is big. God's love is strong. God's love goes on and on and on. His love surrounds me everyday, and I love to sing and say, God loves me hey-hey!
God laid it on my heart to teach my students that song last week. Spontaneously laid by the Spirit...and now I know why.
God's love is big enough for this. For today. For the questions and pain that will keep coming.
His love is strong. Strong enough to hold us when we don't understand. Strong enough to hold us when we lose our great friends or children.
His love goes on and on and on and on....things on this earth will end. Sometimes its life, sometimes its jobs, and sometimes it dessert, but its all temporal. But God's love is eternal...it just goes on and on and on.....
And it surrounds me everyday.
Everyday.
Everyday. And that is why I love to sing and say...
That God loves me!
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