a love and respect for God?
Today I almost cried. Right in front of all of the 8th graders, I almost lost it.
One of the boys in my class took God's name in vain so I said his name, then he corrected himself in a mockish voice--oh, sorry, goodness....goodness.... with a roll of the eyes and a shake of the head. I responded with an "ummmm...." He then said how he didn't think there was anything wrong with it and so he was going to continue to do it and he didn't care.
My blood boiled.
Out of anger I responded, Commandment number 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord GOD in vain.
This prompted a "yah, well, I don't care" and another shake of the head.
My heart broke.
I stood there, looking at my book, trying to think of what to do next. I couldn't decide if I was more angry or heartbrokened. Tears started to form in my eyes as I could just feel the hurt of his words to the ears of my Savior. Of my GOD.
How do I teach them to love? How do I teach them to fall in love? How do I teach them to care?
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