Take Heart...

“If only I was pretty…”
“I wish my dad was here to see me succeed…”
“I believe in God…”
“If only there was a cure for my brothers disease…”
“If only people liked me more…”
“If only I was beautiful, more people would like me…”
“I wish I would die…”

A few of the statements made by some of my high school students. This was a lesson that I prepared with the title of Who are You? The idea was to really get the students to look deeper within themselves and find out who they are as an individual. We asked them to describe themselves with one word, then finish the sentence “If only…” “I believe…” “I wish…” “From now on…” and these were some of the answers we got. Blew me away and brought me to tears. This wasn’t what I expected to hear. I Realize that the crap that we create for our lives is what these kids live in…not by choice.
I am humbled. Just purely humbled.
Pray for the students of Kylemore High school….they are broken.

“God our refuge, God our strength…God is with us, He has overcome!”
TAKE HEART!