What a good week this has been! Eventually, this is the last day for this first teaching experience week for me. Yes, and knowing this gives me a little bit relieve. And glory to God for His faithfulness to me an unworthy one leading me through this week which full of new experiences.
Sometimes it’s not really easy thing to deal with people with different needs, characters and personalities. And it’s very good for me to remember (although not exactly) what Metropolitan Gregory in his book “How to live a holy life”, to pray for everybody who would meet with us and to whom we will encounter with. It’s neither in order to make it ‘easier’ for our sake and comfort nor to fulfill our desire to have everything well. Rather to prepare us to love them, overlooking the weakness and wrongdoings they might have to us, to forgive them and have inner peace in our hearts thus to train our obedience to God.
Yes, it’s not an easy day today because I don’t feel really well and a little bit not comfortable to hear the criticism from my friends and mentor. At first, it's a little bit embarrassing, but I believe that it's by God's love that He alloweth me to listen to those things for me to learn humility and to be amended ! Glory to you O God! Grant me O Lord to trust you more than I trust to my feeling or understanding. I keep this saying in my mind: “Crucify me with Thy Love, O God! Glory to You O God, Glory to You! And bless my friends and mentor whom Thou hast send, let me not be embittered but be rejoice in Thee.”
And yes, I feel much better now after doing my lessons today, praise the Lord!
So good to hear your voice, brother! God be with you.
ReplyDeleteGod be with you too! :)
ReplyDeletegood luck with your teaching! I remember my practicum. it was a LOT of work.
ReplyDeletethanks Victoria. Indeed it is! Lord, have mercy! :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!