Have you ever heard the song, "Let Them See You in Me" by JJ Weeks? It is amazing! I used to listen to it a lot. The other day, I was praying in my car on the way to work and I began to think about that song. My prayer for that day was that my students would see Jesus through me. As it turns out, I saw Jesus. What do I mean by that?
It was an exceptionally rough day at work...so much for the last few days that I really don't think I can continue my teaching career. But that's a whole other blog! On this particular day, I had caught a student showing another student porn as he was on his cell phone. Add to that, another student saying to me, "Fuck You!" for telling him to get out of the teacher's desk. I certainly didn't deserve that. It was disheartening, to say the least.
The next day, when I returned to class, I was mocked for my actions of reporting the two students. And then, I started to think about Jesus and did so for the next few hours, the next day...to be honest, my faith walk of late has not been the best. I am not active in church; something which at one time I enjoyed. What happened? I don't really know. But what I saw from those two incidents was the face of Jesus as he was on the cross... Calling out to His Father to forgive others because they didn't know what they were doing...The mocking, the cursing, being beaten and hung for crimes not committed. It drove me to the cross. You see, we are to pick up our crosses and follow Him. That day (that week, really) I was my picking up my cross to bear.
And so, the only thing I can do is pray and move forward; to pray for those who need the discipline and love that they receive from God through me. They don't know it but if they would only open their eyes and hearts, their lives would change forever.
Courtesy of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOg-1JjAdGk
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