Growing together in Christ

Maybe it's the spring weather.  Maybe it's the time spent playing outside.

Maybe it's seeing projects come together and seeing students proud.

Whatever it is, I'm feeling a distinct sense of growth around here at Covenant. 

School is such a wonderful place to be because you get to witness growth all of the time.  Sure, there are set-backs, there is hardship, there is struggle, there is conflict.  All of these things are part and parcel of a growing and learning experience.  When we can step back for a few moments and ask "What has happened over the past months to bring us to this point", we are so often amazed at the work that God is doing here in the lives of our students.

When we can support one another in that journey of academic, spiritual, emotional, and social growth, we all grow.  I think Paul was speaking to this very community effort in his letter to the Ephesians (4:15-16):

"Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work."

I love how Paul acknowledges that the whole body grows and builds itself up.  We aren't just watching students grow and learn, but are growing and learning as parents, teachers, and support community as well.

I want to invite you to come in and see some of this in action.  Our open house during Christian Education week is scheduled for 2:15-3:15 on Wednesday, April 29.  Come, be a 'fly on the wall' in our classrooms.  Watch as we grow and build one another up in love, taking hold of God's story.