A teacher shared that a student
came into the school and exclaimed, “I wish it was only one second until
recess.” Why the excitement for
recess? It is the snow. The sun is ablaze and the ground alight from
the freshly fallen snow. The world outside is whiter and brighter than it has
been all year. Students dig, tunnel,
laugh and play in this new world. It would
be safe to say, for the most part, that there is great joy from such a
transformation. Just as the snow
reflects the light of the Sun, we too are tasked to reflect the light of God’s
Son as image bearers. As we look outside
on a morning like this it is easy to make connections to the Christmas
story. We see before us things
anew. The generous cover of snow reminds
us that through Christ we can be washed clean, whiter than snow. As we are made new we have new life in Christ
and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be transformed. Glimpsing out the window once more I am again
humbled by the beauty of it all and how God, over and over, meets us where we
are. God is good; all the time. I am so very thankful that God chose to meet
us here, through the person of Jesus Christ and for what that means at
Providence. We have the opportunity,
through education, to know Christ’s love, to grow in and through His grace, and
to demonstrate that love to others.
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