Still Opportunity
Thursday, June 12, 2014 Posted by Anonymous
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“They
celebrate Your abundant goodness
and
joyfully sing of your righteousness.” Psalm 145:7
The
end of a school year for a teacher is beyond consuming at times. Required to
attend the school’s graduating ceremony, one often has to choose between the different family members celebrating not just the same week, but more
often, the same evening.
While
I looked forward to and enjoyed all the fun surrounding my grandson’s 8th
grade graduation, I missed my late cousin’s grandson’s high school celebration. I
also overlooked the date my niece graduated from the University of San
Diego. A late note would have to do.
Sometimes
it seems the new generation isn’t privy to cards—sending them or even
acknowledging when one has been received. Still, words of encourage, words of
recognition, words of connection are often the thing that opens a door to
opportunity yet to come. When I finally found time to mail cards acknowledging
the special achievements, I thought of I Corinthians 10:31. “Whether you eat or
drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
I’ve
yet to be disappointed in receiving a card from someone, and my hope is that
regardless of my busyness, I’ll always look for the opportunity to invest in
someone else through words of encouragement. There are many ways to celebrate
others. The ending verse, Galatians 6:19, reminds me: “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” With schools letting out for the summer throughout the month of June, seek an opportunity to celebrate someone else.
