THE LOAD
October 25, 2021
Prayer: May we see who is in need of load bearing companionship today. And Lord, we are forever grateful to YOU for bearing our load. Please help us remember Your load is not too heavy. May we only carry what is Your will for us. Thank You, Lord. Amen.
Scripture: Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. 6:2 NAS
Whenever they left the classroom, Marion Peters assigned one of her third graders the task of carrying her purse. Now, Marion didn’t travel “light,” as they say. She always had a hefty bag, often with a long shoulder strap. It was almost comical to watch the kids struggling to hold the purse off the floor as they made their way down the hallway. But, for some reason, the children loved to do this for her. And, Marion trusted them, even though her bag contained her most necessary and personal items.
Jesus gives us the task of carrying some of His most prized possessions too. When He left us to go to Heaven, He left the Church to carry His responsibilities in the world. He has left us to reconcile the world back to Him, an awesome burden. He has commissioned us to teach all nations about Himself. He has left us to love and serve others in His name—to carry their burdens. He has trusted us with an incredible task.
In the context of our schools we can fulfill this law He gave us. When we live as His word instructs us, when we share our knowledge of Him with our friends and students, in whatever way He gives us, and when He puts people in our lives to love and serve, we carry His burden in this world. Today, picture yourself as an educator carrying, with pride and joy, the “burden” He has given to you within the hallways and classrooms of your school, knowing that He has trusted you with a very important responsibility for Him.
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