He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of
Life.
Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is
the Living Water.
Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet
He is the King.
Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons.
Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears.
Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed
the world.
Jesus was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the
Good Shepherd.
Jesus died, yet by His death He destroyed the power of death.
“Because of the Lord’s love we are not consumed, for
compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your
faithfulness”. Lamentations 3:22-23.
Faith and Love:
The bell rings for morning classes to begin. The new teacher,
white-haired, with 40 years of experience, waits expectantly for 36 children to
sit down, become quiet, and listen for instruction.
To her amazement, there is no lull in noise or activity. She
speaks; no one listens. She speaks again; no one pays any attention. Nothing
changes. The teacher then becomes determined not to let children get the best
of her.
She straightens herself to full height; still she is short,
but the voice that rings out is big and strong. “Quiet. Now.” Silence comes immediately.
Children look at one another in amazement. The teacher—with faith in herself,
in God for whom she teaches, and in the children—begins a lesson. For the
period until the recess, they work. Faith and love are the two essentials in
crisis-solving situations. These children sense the presence of both in this
woman who wasted no time on foolishness. At noon, the teacher smiles and asks
the children to help her with the cafeteria line because she does not know the
rules. When the class returns she compliments them on being the best-behaved
group in the lunchroom. Surprised, the children begin to understand the teacher
would be fair.
Time passes. Slowly, but surely, the class comes to have
faith in the new teacher. They realize she has faith in their ability to be
good students. A bond forms between the class and the teacher because the
students learn to listen to the teacher and accept her guidance.
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