Precious ladies, I caught myself in
a weak moment and I thought I’d share it with you. I hope that showing my weakness will encourage you, and consider the
thoughts coming from your own heart this week.
Recently we’ve been having a problem with a little boy in Matthew’s class. He’s been quite disruptive, in an unusually destructive way. It’s been pretty disturbing to the other children in Matthew’s class, including Matthew. As a result, I’ve looked for ways to show him love and kindness whenever I’m in the classroom. His mother says I’m the only one that’s nice to her, and she’s told me that my encouragement has made a difference in their lives. Thursday I was volunteering in Matthew’s class when I witnessed another of his volatile acts, before he was sent to the principal’s office. I was waiting in line to pick up Matthew on Friday when I noticed this little boy and his parents crossing the street to walk into the Elementary School, and I couldn’t help but wonder if they were heading to the principal’s office. Internally, it was more of an assumption than a theory. Then the thought came to me, “I wonder if he won’t be coming to our school anymore.” Before I even knew what was happening I heard myself say, very softly, “Thank God.” It was just that quickly that I clapped my hand over my mouth in shock, and tears flooded my eyes. It was so appalling to me that I could even think that.
Clearly, God teaches us that each person is his creation, and that we are all precious to him. This is one of the most important things to me, because it was the most important thing to him. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” I want to love every person just as He did. I do not love others because of what I see. I don’t love others because they know all the right things to say, wear the right clothes, know the right people, or have the best sense of style. I could care less to whom they are related, or even how they act. Afterall, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whomever should believe in Him should have everlasting life.” Who am I to not love the world? Who am I to choose, even just in the privacy of my own heart and just for a moment, who deserves what? It really spoke to me about where my heart was in that moment. I hope that next time my FIRST thought will be love, instead of my second.
Recently we’ve been having a problem with a little boy in Matthew’s class. He’s been quite disruptive, in an unusually destructive way. It’s been pretty disturbing to the other children in Matthew’s class, including Matthew. As a result, I’ve looked for ways to show him love and kindness whenever I’m in the classroom. His mother says I’m the only one that’s nice to her, and she’s told me that my encouragement has made a difference in their lives. Thursday I was volunteering in Matthew’s class when I witnessed another of his volatile acts, before he was sent to the principal’s office. I was waiting in line to pick up Matthew on Friday when I noticed this little boy and his parents crossing the street to walk into the Elementary School, and I couldn’t help but wonder if they were heading to the principal’s office. Internally, it was more of an assumption than a theory. Then the thought came to me, “I wonder if he won’t be coming to our school anymore.” Before I even knew what was happening I heard myself say, very softly, “Thank God.” It was just that quickly that I clapped my hand over my mouth in shock, and tears flooded my eyes. It was so appalling to me that I could even think that.
Clearly, God teaches us that each person is his creation, and that we are all precious to him. This is one of the most important things to me, because it was the most important thing to him. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” I want to love every person just as He did. I do not love others because of what I see. I don’t love others because they know all the right things to say, wear the right clothes, know the right people, or have the best sense of style. I could care less to whom they are related, or even how they act. Afterall, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whomever should believe in Him should have everlasting life.” Who am I to not love the world? Who am I to choose, even just in the privacy of my own heart and just for a moment, who deserves what? It really spoke to me about where my heart was in that moment. I hope that next time my FIRST thought will be love, instead of my second.
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go
and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come
to call the righteous, but sinners.”
-Matthew 9:12-13
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