Theme: Quest for Meaning

Verse: Jeremiah 1:5

One truth is we are all here for a purpose.  Another truth is we often have no idea the totality of that purpose.

One of the great stories from my hometown is my chemistry and physics teacher taught at the local high school for 54 years (or in President Lincoln terms, two score and 14 years).  In that time, he probably had students in his classroom from every family in town.   In his final year, he taught a single class so that he could have the great-grandchild of one of his first students in his classroom.  Four generations of one family learning that Force = Mass x Acceleration and how to read a Periodic Table.

In my house I have a couple of school desks from the old Crystal City Elementary School. My mother and aunt sat in desks just like them when they attended that school.  The desks have been refurbished after moving around the Air Force with me. My daughters played school in them.  When I look at the desks, I think about my teachers, coaches, and mentors and how each of them had a role in shaping my life and that of my family.  It helps me remember that like it or not I have that responsibility as well.

You never know where your life will lead or who you are going impact (and you are going to impact someone whether you intended to or not).  It’s a tremendous responsibility and opportunity!  

Have a great week! 

Adapted from They Will Run and Not Grow Weary by David Alan Black