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Just Wondering
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Happy Belated Resurrection Day or Happy Belated Easter!!
There's so much happening, it's hard to keep up with it all in a weekly
column. For the faint of heart - you will probably want to stop reading
here.
I've been hearing and reading that we need God back in our schools and
on our money. Take a minute or two to think about that...really think
about it. My mind goes on a different track - I've shared that with you
readers. So - as I understand this - putting God back in the schools
and on our money will solve a few problems - namely drug
use...terrorist activity, etc.
Taking a look backward in my life...with God in our schools and on our
money, I've seen: In school we said the Pledge of Allegiance and had a
silent moment of prayer every morning. In every classroom was a teacher
ready to hand out detentions if the need arose.....but I saw no God. In
every classroom was a teacher ready to help you if you needed it...but
I saw no God. In a few classrooms there hung a paddle with a teacher
ready to get another teacher to be a witness and use the paddle....but
I saw no God.
In the lunchroom I saw cooks who kept watch for the "special needs" -
physical, dietary, etc....but I saw no God. I saw teachers in the
lunchroom making sure there were no food fights and that empty trays
were deposited where they waited to be washed...but I saw no God. I saw
the Janitor at the ready, to clean up any messes....but I saw no God.
On the playground at recess, I saw always two teachers "pulling recess
duty" to make sure no one beat up another kiddie, no cussing,
etc....but I saw no God.
In gym class I saw a Teacher show us how to exercise to keep fit. In
music class I saw a Teacher show us "music around the world"...Latin,
German, African, etc.....but I saw no God.
After school's dismissal, I saw kiddies who were "Crosswalk Guards"
ensuring that other kiddies could cross the street safely - and many
parents around watching, too....but I saw no God.
Walking home I saw older kids raking leaves, shoveling snow, carrying
groceries ,etc. I saw elderly people sitting on their porches watching
us go about our day's activities. I saw Daddies arriving home from work
or leaving to go to work. I saw seasonal games being played in an empty
lot - football or baseball. I saw Mommies hanging laundry on the
clothesline or removing it from the clothesline. I saw older kids
playing in the yards with their younger brothers and sisters. I saw
kids mowing the lawn or pulling weeds from the line fence...but I saw
no God.
I saw Boy Scout Troops building things in the Park. I saw Daddies
donating their time to help the boys earn badges. I saw Girl Scouts
with their Scout Leaders doing the same stuff - and cooking Mulligan
Stew in a pot over an open fire....but I saw no God.
I have two questions: 1) When we say we want God back in our schools
and on our money - are we really wanting Him to do the work? 2) If we
are not doing the work now, then are we waiting for someone to tell us
to do the work - maybe waiting on this God to tell us?
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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