For my day job, I am the art teacher at an elementary school in Oldham County, Kentucky. I've been in the public school system here for nearly seventeen years, and I'll admit that some days I'm more motivated than others, more effective than others, happier than others. Today seemed to be one of those days, and I give the credit for that to the Holy Spirit.
What struck me today was the helpful attitude I saw from some very young children when they needed to help some of our special needs children. In a world that can be completely disheartening at times, I saw a few kids give of themselves unconditionally to make sure a few of their challenged classmates had just as much enjoyment as possible on our Paws-itively FITT Friday activities. Most Fridays we integrate music, technology, PE and art activities into ways to get physically fit, and it's a chaotic mess (a good mess, though). These kids I'm alluding to helped lead around their special friends and made sure they were safe, pariticipating and happy.
It's beautiful to see, and although I don't know any of these children's spiritual affiliations within their families, it's Jesus. In Luke 13:34, Jesus says, "How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings." That's what I saw in the hearts of a few young children today.
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