WOW! Friday's events were more than I bargained for. It has taken me 16 hours to take in the weight of it all. I wasn't even able to speak about my reaction to it until 12 hours later. My heart was broken for people. I have never had that happen before. I made the comment to a dear friend of ours that I have spent years as a Christian without having my heart broken for people...I then joked, "Can I really say I've lived the life of a Christian if my heart has not been broken?". I watched a brave group of people decide to shut down a school. Their hearts were heavy with the decision. I then watched the same group of people make the decision to merge with another school. They made the decision I feel was in the best interest of their community, but I could tell they understood the weight of the decision and, much like Frodo, they wished this task was not theirs to bear.
I'm left with a desperate feeling that there is something I should do to help, but our family is still trying to decide how our family will move forward with regards to this decision. I wish only to be helpful. I wish only to make a difference. I wish most of all to be an example of the awesome God who I love and serve. How to do that remains to be seen.
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