Posts Tagged "Reflections"
Relections
May 30, 2019
As another SJCS school year is about to come to a close, I can truly say that it has been wonderful to see the growth in our students as they have progressed in their education, skills, faith, and emotional development. It never ceases to amaze me when I see the progress in the younger students as they learn to read and the older students as they learn to reason and defend their beliefs. We will be saying goodbye to our graduating 8th graders with mixed emotions—sad to see them leave us but excited for what their future holds. I am reminded of what Oswald Chambers said almost 100 years ago in one of his Bible lessons: “Wherever the providence of God may place us, in a slum, in a shop, in the desert, we have to labor along the line of His direction. Never allow this thought – ‘I am of no use where I am,’ because you certainly can be of no use where you are not!” This is a good reminder, not only for our 8th graders as they head of in diferent directions for high school, but also for the rest of us as we labor together in God’s kingdom work. As we look forward to our 60th year here at SJCS, our prayer is that we will continue to instill in our students the Christian values and worldview that will help them to “give an answer for the reason of the hope” that is in them because of Christ.