.png?width=1000&height=199&name=SG-Logo3-Transparent-1000x199px%20(1).png "www.SchoolGrowth.com"){kind=logo}
Tis the Season: Faithful Reflection, Rest, and Renewal
There is a season for everything. The last few weeks of the year can be frenzied, hurried and chaotic. But they can also be a season of Reflection, Rest and Renewal. Educators need this break in the action to honor our higher purpose while also preparing for what’s coming up in the New Year.
Tis the season!
If our greatest need had been information,
God would have sent an educator.
If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent an economist.
But our greatest need was forgiveness,
so God sent a Savior.
— Max Lucado
(Check out this special podcast Tammy and I recorded)
Watch "'Tis the Season" on the Educators Among Us Podcast
Christmas is a story of how God’s love interrupted the world as long promised, and yet in the most unexpected way—it was dramatic, emphatic, and catalytic. Something cosmic disrupted ordinary life with angels, shepherds, wise men, and countless witnesses confirming that He had acted decisively in history.
Evidence abounds to reasonably trust their testimony as authentic and true. The birth of this child was a turning point in history for the sake of all people. That's worth celebrating often!
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity
under the heavens.
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
Christmas is a season, a time of the year that's unique in tradition and tenor.
It's a season in which we wisely pause to reflect on the memories and events of the past year to hold onto the people and insights that must not be forgotten.
It's a season to rest, quietly restoring the rhythm of mind, body, and soul while also reconnecting with the eternal truth and purpose that elevates perspective.
It's a season to renew relationships with a grace that reflects the grace received.
Christmas is the mystery of God’s willingness
to enter the mess of human life.
― Eugene Peterson
Christmas is a summons to humbly consider who we are and why we are here.
Listening to, evaluating, and grappling with ideas is core to being educators. Our integrity rises or falls on the willingness to honestly engage with the evidence, even when it feels uncomfortable, to discern what is right and true.
We're all a mess and remain adept at making life messy, despite our intentions.
‘Tis the season to open ourselves to the gifts that are only received by faith.
Honor the season, my friend, making the time to reflect, rest, and renew. We are grateful for the gift of you!
Listen to "'Tis the Season" on the Educators Among Us Podcast
.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=elementary%20student%20squeezing%20a%20stuffed%20animal%20while%20holding%20their%20breath%20(1).jpg)
