I am the Children’s Minister for 0-1st graders here at Bethel, so, the topic of teachers excites me. I even wanted to be one when I grew up.
I remember when I thought that home schooling my oldest child, Logan, would be a good idea. Everyone said that was the best thing for them and he was so eager to learn and his pre-school teachers all talked about how great he was in class. I thought with the right tools I could manage this. Right? I was so wrong. I couldn’t seem to get him to sit still long enough to do his work or pay attention or even care. Teachers began to mean even more to me then!
This Sunday will be a special day at Bethel Harvest Church. We are going to take the opportunity to celebrate some of the hardest working folks around, TEACHERS!!!! One of the definitions for teach is: to cause to know something. That definition makes it sound kind of simple but, maybe it’s a little harder than it sounds…
Think about teaching a child to read or do long division or about what a war is. Then it starts to sound not so easy. What about trying to teach a room full of 30 kids how to do that. Add in different learning styles, attention spans, and behaviors. Starts to seem a bit more complicated, doesn’t it?! Now, take a few moments to imagine what that must be like, or maybe you know because that’s what you do. Every teacher needs our prayers!
Thank God for the wonderful, dedicated men and women who give their life to cause others to know something. Let’s join together this week and let teachers know how special, appreciated, and loved they are. See you Sunday!

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