“The 2012-2013 school
year is well underway. As with previous years we are already asking ourselves
where the time went. The much anticipated first few days of school are now in
the past and the transition from August to September is complete.” No, this
is not a typo or a misprint. These are the words that I used to introduce the
first administrator’s blog for the 2012-2013 school year. Now it is my
privilege to write the final blog for the year. I thought it interesting that
when I opened the file in my Word documents, the first thing that caught my
attention were the words in italics. Now, ten months later, the question regarding
the passage of time that opened the first blog is again being echoed by
teachers, parents, and students. (Well, maybe not as much from students.)
While reflecting back over the current school year, I discovered
there were good days and there were difficult days. Is that not usually the
case? There were life experiences that we did not anticipate when school
started, and there were events that we hoped would occur that did not. As the
old saying goes, “such is life.” Yet, when considering the fast pace and
uncertainty that is synonymous with life, there are two verses that immediately
come to mind. The first is Ephesians 5:15,
“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise.”
In a world where we constantly ask, “Where has the time gone?” we need to be
intentional about making wise use of the time we have. Time is a gift that
passes much too quickly. Secondly, Hebrews
13:8 tells us, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” In the
midst of an ever-changing, uncertain world, it is so comforting to know that we
serve a Savior that remains constant, regardless of the circumstances in which
we find ourselves.
So, as we close out the 2012-2013 school
year, let me encourage each of you to savor the gift of time that you have
received, be wise in how you invest it, and take comfort in the fact though
life is ever-changing, you can have confidence in the never-changing
consistency found in the person of Jesus Christ.
Enjoy your time away from school this summer, because when August comes, you will be wondering where the time went.
D. Manley
