Friday, August 4, 2000
Friday, August 4, 2000
Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the
bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
"In the third grade, we were asked to stand up in front of
the class and say what we wanted to be when we grew up. Now, I
went to a fairly strict school, and every time you were asked to
stand before the class, it was a pretty serious matter. I
remember very distinctly one girl who stood up and said, I'm
going to be a movie star.' As I remember, there wasn't anything
special about this girl. She wasn't very pretty. Her grades were
average, some of them were even below average. She didn't come
from a wealthy family. In fact, the only thing I really remember
about her was the class laughing at her. The whole class laughed
at her. And I remember she just stood there smiling, as if she
knew something the rest of us didn't. I don't remember ever
seeing that girl again in school. Now I see her all the time.
She's one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Every time I sit in
the movie theater and watch her up there on the silver screen, I
think, She was always so proud of who she was. She had a dream
she always held onto.' Back then," he concluded "they laughed at
her. Now they pay to see her. I'm glad I didn't laugh."
They laughed at Jesus. "Bread from heaven? We know where you
came from. You're Mary and Joseph's son." Be careful when you
judge anyone else's potential.
(John 6:32
NRSV)
Robert Schuller once asked one of his colleagues, "What's one of the most vivid memories you
have of going to school as a child?" Here's what his colleague told him:
Lord Jesus, may I be one who helps others reach their full potential. Amen.
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