There they were. Two lone students staring intently at a
puddle having an animated discussion this morning before school. The subject of
their attention? Some squirming worms at the edge of the receding “lake” we’ve been
contending with for the last week. As I walked past them I overheard them
discussing if all the worms of the world were destroyed in the flood. I love it
that our students have such questions on their minds as they connect God’s
story they hear daily in class with the world they, quite literally, play in.
While spring in an elementary school pushes the family
washing machines into overtime, I’m inclined to believe we should try to look
past that. After winter, the sound of chirping birds stood out to me this morning
as something to notice. The grass, greening up from a week of rain, and the
daffodils showing themselves are also proof that God is awakening life from the
slumber of many winter months.
I was challenged several years ago by a speaker at a
teacher’s conference to view every aspect of creation as responding to God in
praise. Choosing to notice that truth helps us, he proposed, to realize our call
to respond in the same way. Trees that blossom, birds that sing, grass that
grows (even in the sidewalk cracks he reminded us), worms that squirm, and fish
that jump - all do so in response to their creator. We can and should be part
of that chorus of response.
Against the backdrop of Passion Week that we marked this
morning in chapel, what a rich blessing for our students to start this spring
day praising the Lord of life at LCES!
May your week be filled with praise-filled moments of recognizing God’s
creation and treasuring the gift of new life – in our world and in our hearts.
SJ
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