53 very tired, but happy children disembarked the coach after enjoying an adventure day outdoors exploring habitats. They were all a credit to themselves and the school, playing harmoniously in the ever increasing sunshine. It is good to step back sometimes and just observe, children doing what they do well, when left alone, just getting along. Children who wouldn't normally play with each other did, their laughter infectious. They encouraged each other and demonstrated care and consideration towards one another. What was clear was that they were happy to be together. I did not have to take any of them to task in a serious way which is quite unusual given the nature of the day!
Children really do show us how it should be done don't they?
Children, when very young, do not desire authority, do not regard outward
distinctions, are free from malice, are teachable, and willingly dependent on
their parents. It is true that they soon begin to show other dispositions, and
other ideas are taught them at an early age; but these are marks of childhood,
and render them proper emblems of the lowly minds of true Christians. Surely we
need to be daily renewed in the spirit of our minds, that we may become simple
and humble, as little children, and willing to be the least of all. Let us daily
study this subject, and examine our own spirits.
Mathew Henry (English commentator on the Bible)
I certainly learnt a lot more than just about habitats today (day 149) and I am truly thankful.
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