Simply A Beautiful Day

I turn over, stretch, open my eyes and realize it's another beautiful,day! I am alive!  Jump out of bed, grab the coffee, open the door to let the dogs out and grab the newspaper. It!s Sunday!!!! I have a children's class of 3rd and 4th graders to teach. I am excited!!! The subject is "Let Your Light Shine". What better subject to start their next week with as our school system begins another year?  I choose to be happy, be excited and energized. So I'm ready and off to church I go, smiling and greeting as I walk to my classroom. I am overwhelmed by the attendance. "Now Lord , you know I just got to teach in such a way that will lift their spirits, put hope in their hearts and plant a desire to learn and know more about you. Open up my mind to receive Your message and relay it as I have studied Your Word."  
The children read, asked questions, dialogued back and forth, sang songs and spoke of the kind things they did this past week and what good things they could do as they begin their new school year. Now to a teacher you can't feel more proud than when they show that kindness right before you. Kids helping others when the reading was a little trying, others holding the page while the other had to point with their finger and lean in close to see the words and then there is the kid who is confident enough in themselves to let down their barriers to be that friend to one who seems to be shy and withdrawn making them feel wanted.
So did I tell you what the subject was?  Right! I did, "Let Your Light Shine" and they did!!!!!