A New School Year
New School Year
AMBLESIDE SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL
By Dr. Bill St Cyr
As another school year begins, parents and teachers take stock of the daunting privilege of nurturing the inner lives of children. In this task of sowing seeds today, in the hope of fruit tomorrow; I find in the passage below a perspective to be embraced.
It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts; it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of saying that the Kingdom lies beyond us. No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection, and no pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
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