"Jesus said to his disciples, 'Amen, amen I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.'"
John 16:20
Today is the last day of school for the school year. It's actually more sad than it is joyful, simply because we haven't been in school since March 13. But, yesterday we had a staff meeting (online) and the atmosphere was very hopeful. Hope is a precious thing and the agenda with the opening preparation dates and schedule gave me just what I need to carry on. Jesus telling his friends that they will see him again and they will feel joy again must have given them hope, don't you think? He told them they would experience his absence but then he would be present again in their lives. Our lives can be a roller coaster of feeling Jesus present and then not; Jesus can feel so far away. Spending time in quiet or in nature can give us the sense of Jesus very present with us. In sensing Jesus' presence, we can tap into the joy that goes along with experiencing Jesus. Today and this weekend as we celebrate Memorial Day, let's take some time to think back on the times of difficulty in our lives and how they were followed by times of joy. We've all experienced times we thought our lives may never be good again, and then...they are. We find ourselves dancing in the grass (metaphor, but it also really happened!) I smile when I look ahead to the new school year, as this weird one ends today. If I look closely, I see kids dancing in the grass. Love, heidi
