Reprinted with permission from HORIZON: Journal of the National Religious Vocation Conference, www.nrvc.net.
IN PREPARATION FOR MY SECOND YEAR of teaching, I hung up a metal street sign in my classroom. “God at Work,” it read. At the time I gave it little thought.
I have since come to appreciate this sign in a profound way. I sometimes stare at it in the middle of a lesson or at the end of a long day. It is an important reminder. While my teacher training program taught me how to teach, and my Basic Skills Test scores proved I was competent to teach, my high school religion classes have slowly revealed to me the hearts of young people. more
God at work? Yes. And don’t forget to say that we are His playground where we are sharing our gifts, talents, and good graces. Play is not to be left out of the incarnational schema. Check out Romano Guardini for confirmation here: playFULLness.