ummmmm......what?
Excuse me?
You think there is no God in schools?
You think God needs to come back into the schools?
I have one question
WHEN DID HE LEAVE?!?!
As one of my favorite professors said "If you think there is no prayer in schools you haven't been in a classroom before an Algebra test"
If you don't know God is still in our schools you aren't paying attention.
I see God in my classroom every single day.
I see him in the hallways when a student helps a special ed student get to class every day.
I see him in the lunch room when the lunch lady takes money out of her pocket to pay for a student's lunch.
I see him when my students lend each other make up, a clean shirt or applaud each other even if they didn't hit that note quite right.
I see him when the new kid is welcomed with open arms.
I see him when my principal gives the staff biscuits on work days and we meet together in fellowship before our meetings.
I see him in the classrooms late at night where teachers are burning the midnight oil to grade papers and make sure their students improve.
I see him when over 100 students gather to pray for a student who has been in a car wreck.
I see him in canned food drives, angel trees, art shows and music performances.
I see him in money raised for childhood cancer research, in pep rallies, and in graduations.
I see him in joyful reunions after breaks and I see him in the sorrow felt when a student is lost.
I see his grace moving through the building silently but fiercely.
If you think God isn't in our schools then maybe you need to get a bigger God. Mine is still there every day.
Jesus taught us to love. I try to live up to that. I love my students and know that I am showing them God's love every day. I might not tell them it is God's love because I believe in the separation of church and state but someday they will know him through me. And that is all I can ask.
So don't you dare think God is not in our schools. Don't use that as a defense. If you think he isn't there try looking a little harder and loving a little bit more.
“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.”
You think there is no God in schools?
You think God needs to come back into the schools?
I have one question
WHEN DID HE LEAVE?!?!
As one of my favorite professors said "If you think there is no prayer in schools you haven't been in a classroom before an Algebra test"
If you don't know God is still in our schools you aren't paying attention.
I see God in my classroom every single day.
I see him in the hallways when a student helps a special ed student get to class every day.
I see him in the lunch room when the lunch lady takes money out of her pocket to pay for a student's lunch.
I see him when my students lend each other make up, a clean shirt or applaud each other even if they didn't hit that note quite right.
I see him when the new kid is welcomed with open arms.
I see him when my principal gives the staff biscuits on work days and we meet together in fellowship before our meetings.
I see him in the classrooms late at night where teachers are burning the midnight oil to grade papers and make sure their students improve.
I see him when over 100 students gather to pray for a student who has been in a car wreck.
I see him in canned food drives, angel trees, art shows and music performances.
I see him in money raised for childhood cancer research, in pep rallies, and in graduations.
I see him in joyful reunions after breaks and I see him in the sorrow felt when a student is lost.
I see his grace moving through the building silently but fiercely.
If you think God isn't in our schools then maybe you need to get a bigger God. Mine is still there every day.
Jesus taught us to love. I try to live up to that. I love my students and know that I am showing them God's love every day. I might not tell them it is God's love because I believe in the separation of church and state but someday they will know him through me. And that is all I can ask.
So don't you dare think God is not in our schools. Don't use that as a defense. If you think he isn't there try looking a little harder and loving a little bit more.
“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.”
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