Greetings from Rm. 6

Good morning and happy Tuesday! This writing comes to you from Burton Hill Ele. In my tiredness from the long weekend, I went to bed uncharacteristically early and woke up this morning remembering I did not write.
Prayer Alerts! Geni substitutes at my school in a classroom that serves students who are challenged either mentally or physically. Some have Downes Syndrome or other conditions. One of the little boys whose name is Roberto is having surgery today. He is very young and has been having multiple seizures. It has been discovered that he has multiple brain tumors and then more were found behind the ones previously discovered. Geni asked me to ask all of you to pray for him this morning as he is having surgery today.

I also ask you to pray for all students this week who are taking the TAKS test. The students have worked very hard all year long as have their teachers and today is the day! Please pray for these students and teachers to be calm, have peace and rely on God to guide them through the days to come. The students will be testing for the next three days.

Ephesians 3:19 “(I pray) that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself.]

It is quiet in my classroom for just a few more minutes. The students are eating breakfast, or waiting in the auditorium or still on their way to school. But in a few minutes all will change as the noise and busyness of the day will begin in a flurry of activity and tension with the testing that will go on throughout the day. All has been done in preparation for today and now it is up to the children to do their best.

In this passage of scripture (I used the Amplified Bible version for today’s verse) the Apostle Paul prayed for the church. What He prayed for is that the church in Ephesus would come to know the love of Christ in all they know and experience. God did His all through Jesus to prepare us to receive His love and grace and now it is up to us to accept His love in all of its fullness. We accept His love through faith. Our faith is not dependant on experience, but is totally dependant on our relationship with God Himself. There are times we are simply aware that God is with us as we walk through the day and then there are times we absolutely need a huge outpouring of His love just for reassurance that leaves no doubt as to His presence in our day. So today I pray for each of us to be aware of God’s Presence throughout the day and know that all we have to do is receive His love throughout the day and He will be there.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis