I believe Friday was one of God's greatest creations:) After a week like this one, I desperately needed to shout "TGIF!!!!". I love my job on most days, but sometimes I have to wonder...
As teacher, I have a lot of variety in my days. I teach two different literature classes as well as Interior design. Today in my Brit Lit class, I caught a kid cheating :( He had taken another kid's completed assignment without him knowing about it. I was so irritated! Last week, this same kid had harrassed a girl so badly that he was suspended. Obviously, he has not had the greatest role models in life. I really wanted to ream his lil' butt, but something stopped me. Instead, I quietly took the paper away and did not say a word. I set it on my desk and continued teaching.
After class, he came up and said, "Please don't punish "Jack" too, because he did not even know I had taken his paper. Just give mine a zero."
I nodded and said, "o.k.".
He turned to walk away, but stopped and said, "Hey Mrs. S, why didn't you send me to the office for cheating?"
I smiled and said, because "Jack" asked me not to, and he told me to tell you he forgives you". He was stunned. I think I even saw his jaw drop because he has not been very nice to "Jack" in class.
"Wow", he said, and walked out the door.
I think that this illustrates very well the way God feels about us and our sin. We are screw -ups...we do bad things, gossip, cheat and basically bumble through our lives; and yet, like "Jack", he forgives us even when we don't deserve it. Thank God today for loving you...even whe you were "unlovable" :) Happy Friday to you all!
