The recent tragedies require us to remember we know the truth in a world that sees no meaning in anything. Many who died expected to find fulfillment in money or careers, and instead became a target for people who expected to find fulfillment in hatred and vengeance. All these lead to death. Not emotionally, not intellectually, but literally. What we saw last week has done nothing more than make that painfully clear.
Truth is a hard pill to swallow, and some of the students have been squirming under it.
The past two weeks, the sixth and seventh graders are learning the Hebrew alphabet. Next time your junior higher gives you that excuse, remind them that Hebrew-speaking kids their age have to learn not just the English alphabet, but English . That is a very minor thing compared to greater truths of life. But, just as all sin is sin, all truth is truth. Students must learn to pursue all truth with their whole hearts.