“Mr. Janssen, did you know
that a beaver’s teeth never stop growing?”
Frequently, I have reason to speak with our
students. On the vast majority of situations, I have the pleasure of
celebrating things with them; a birthday, a recent creation or project, a story
from their life outside school, stitches or a broken arm, or something they
think is “amazing” about God’s creation. Recounting a recent class trip, inspecting a
loose or missing tooth, hearing of family adventures, or describing a new game
they made – all of these are joyful conversations. Sometimes I forget how new
all these experiences are for them – they are encountering “firsts” nearly evey
day.
Life is amazing. Though our attention tends
to wander toward areas of frustration, concern, worry or lament faster than
wonder – our world is an astounding place. Your child’s days are filled with
seeing, appreciating, and attempting to understand many brand new things for
the very first time. “Wonder creates awe, and awe creates worship” a friend of
mine used to say. While eyes and ears are focused to see these things, what a
perfect opportunity to be telling the mighty acts of God and answering the big
questions of life like “Who am I?, “Where am I?”, “What’s my purpose?”, and
“Where are going?”.
“There
is wonder all around us, and it is God’s will to fill us with that wonder that
makes life enchanting and sacred.” Ravi
Zacharias
I’m thankful for Christian education which
not only draws our children’s attention to an amazing creation, but also to
worship its creator. All of life (including learning at London Christian Elementary School) is sacred. Praise God for that eyes that see and hearts and minds consumed with awe and wonder!
SJ
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