I WILL, WILL YOU?

Sometimes the words just come out, and although I know where they come from I am inspired by how quickly they come and how much they impact me. My only hope is that they impact those they are spoken to and for! I was emotionally moved today to speak with our staff, after a great team building activity, a simple yet impacting message that could have only come from the Holy Spirit, began to transcend my brain and transform my feelings! I had not planned for those words to come to me, but when they did, I couldn't stop them from being shared with those that were being held captive in our meeting. Maybe those at the meeting don't feel the same way, but when the meeting adjourned a new sense of peace came to me! Not only a peace of mind, body, and spirit, but also a peace that I am in the right place doing the right thing. What was it that came to me ....No matter how tough the job gets, we must remember 2 things;

1) If you don't, who will? and

2) We are placed where we are for reasons beyond our knowing, we are not put where we are by chance. There is great purpose to why the great teachers of our school are where they are. If we don't take care of this responsibility who will.

After the meeting I finished my thoughts for the night as I sat in the parking lot of our Church before I met with the Southbrook Youth and had some quite time. I feel a need to share with those that were and were not at this meeting my final thoughts, if I don't get it out it will race around my brain for countless hours and I will be cranky tomorrow! I'm not looking for your response, but rather your silent reflection!

Who Will

If you don't make them smile,
Who Will?

If you don't make them feel welcome,
Who Will?

If you don't comfort them, console them in their failures or rejections,
Who Will?

If you don't wrap them in your arms when they need it most,
Who Will?

If you don't celebrate with them, tell them how proud you are of them,
Who Will?

If you don't encourage them, lead them, or show them they can reach their goals,
Who Will?

If you don't teach them to think, to explore, to take risks,to shape their own future,
Who Will?

If you don't share what you know, model what is right, speak what is true,
Who Will?

If you don't pray for them in the quietest times at night or before a new day begins,
Who Will?

If you don't stand up for them, protect them, or fight for their justice,
Who Will?

It is You Who has been called to do all these things. You are their promise, You are their protector, you are their hope, you are their opportunity!

You Are Their Teacher!


You have been placed in this position for a very special reason, this is the greatest gift of all!

Mark 10:16

And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

I will! Will you?

Mike