{"id":1724,"date":"2013-11-29T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2014-07-21T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T15:06:33","slug":"with-eternity-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/school\/with-eternity-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"With Eternity in Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Kristen Montgomery, 5th Grade Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n

Regardless of the route I take, everyday I pass a cemetery on my way to and from work. Each morning and evening, I\u2019m reminded how short our time is. It makes me wonder\u2014how am I using the time I’ve been given?<\/p>\n

Mortal Nothings<\/h3>\n

When I stand before God, I won\u2019t regret that I didn’t follow a perfect exercise plan. I won\u2019t be sorry I didn’t go to Hawaii before I died. I won\u2019t wish I had driven a sportier car. I won\u2019t hope God says, \u201cThou hast kept thine apartment clean, enter into the joy of thy Master!\u201d Those are the mortal badges and treasures which moth and rust destroy.<\/p>\n

Immortal Everythings<\/h3>\n

I think God will talk to me about the immortals in my life. C.S. Lewis once said, \u201cYou have never met a mere mortal. Everyone you have ever come in contact with, you’ve traded with, you’ve argued with, every one of them is either an immortal horror or an everlasting splendor, but you have never met a mere mortal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Adult-Sized Souls<\/h3>\n

We often forget that children have full, adult-sized, immortal souls\u2014the same souls they will use to make eternal decisions. What I say to my students today influences the choices they make as adults. If I represent Christ in my words and actions, my students could become \u201ceverlasting splendors\u201d<\/em> who glorify and enjoy God. If I only go through the daily routine of working at a Christian school without focusing on and reflecting Christ, I could be pushing my students to become \u201cimmortal horrors\u201d<\/em> with bleak eternal futures.<\/p>\n

Gone in the Blink of an Eye<\/h3>\n

This summer I went to the Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust museum. An exhibit about Jewish teachers caught my eye. On a video, a Holocaust survivor described how teachers took roll call during the early parts of Nazi occupation. Each day, more students were absent, gone in the blink of an eye. The teachers would ask, \u201cDoes anyone know if Hannah is sick today or has she been taken?\u201d This display haunted me\u2014how would I feel if one of my students disappeared forever? Would I wish I hadn’t said or done something? Would I wish I had said or done other things? I pushed the sickening image away. We live in twenty-first century America! Students aren’t just gone in the blink of an eye.\u00a0In September, a close family friend of mine, a boy the age of my students, was hit by a car and died instantly. He was gone in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n

Eternal Opportunities<\/h3>\n

God gives us many opportunities to impact immortals. How do you treat the immortal horrors or everlasting splendors you meet on a daily basis? Let\u2019s pray God never lets us forget how little time we’ve been given with the immortal souls in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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