Now What?
How do we help ourselves, and our young people, to navigate the happenings in our world and our communities?
We start by being communities who are Bible readers, who therefore understand our common tendency towards wrong thoughts and actions that are tainted by sin, but who also see great hope that Christ has brought to our lives. He is changing the way that we see Him, see situations and see people.
We continue by being prayerful communities, who bear one another’s burdens and rejoice with one another’s joys.
We encourage the understanding that just as the Triune God is transforming us, He is also transforming others. Our hearts are being changed. We are called to view others as God sees them, not as we judge them to be.
Let us view the world and its people, with hope. A strong belief that God is working out His purposes.
Let us flood the world with kindness. Let us use our freedom to glorify God and bless others.
Let us rejoice in the goodness of God and walk in ways that are reflective of His love, grace and kindness.
Let us feel, and understand, the grief that many people suffer. Let us lament together.
Let us understand that, throughout the world, whilst we may see sadness and injustice, many people EXPERIENCE and FEEL sadness and injustice on a daily basis.
Let us seek to treat all people as image bearers of God. It starts in our homes and our classrooms. Let us provide special care for those who are marginalised, oppressed and mistreated. Let us be generous to all.
Let us make sure that our school communities are not simply good for our students and their families, but they are also good for the community, nation and the world.
In our educational communities let us seek to understand who God is. Let us seek to understand one another. Let us treat the stranger with grace and goodness. Let us learn to serve with a grateful heart and an eternal hope.