【1】此次此刻,德州州長的通告依然有效:“...... 在今年餘下的學校年度里,學校將繼續關閉;在線授課和相應的在線輔導項目也繼續進行;我們將盡力提供一個特殊的2020學年;請關注我們更多的更新信息 ......” 【2】德州有個名字叫作“Wylie-威利”的小城鎮。那個鎮子在距離德州達拉斯市(Dallas)東北方向約45公里的地方,人口約有5萬。 鎮子裡有一所高中學校。通常5月是期終考試,和舉行一年一度畢業典禮的日子。但是,今年因為新冠病毒瘟疫的原因,學校關閉了,畢業典禮將無法舉行,所有的學生慶賀活動也無法正常進行。 怎麼辦呢?學校校長作了一個決定,既然學生不能去學校,那麼就改為由校長去學生的家裡。 學校共有612名高中生。 維迪·蒙哥馬利校長(Virdie Montgomery)同妻子一起,在12天的時間裡,總共花了大約80個小時,驅車500公里,訪問了所有學生的家庭。 蒙哥馬利校長說:“我們每一天都會展現我們的價值觀,我們每個人給任何人都無法替代的最有價值的禮物,就是時間。” 【3】約翰·加爾文(John Calvin)曾這樣祈禱:“主啊,充滿了光明與智慧的天父,請您的聖靈啟發我們的思想,並賜予我們恩典,以謙卑的態度接受您的話; 否則,沒人能理解您的真理真相。 看在基督的份上,阿們。” 《詩篇》第119篇27節:求你使我明白你的訓詞,我就思想你的奇事。 願上主恩待;阿門 ......
(1) 【High school principal visits 612 graduating seniors Reframing the depth of the pandemic to experience God in depth】 Wylie, Texas, is a town of fifty thousand people twenty-eight miles northeast of Dallas. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, none of the students graduating from Wylie High School will have a traditional graduation ceremony or other end-of-year events. Since they could not come to the school, the school's principal came to them. All 612 of them. Virdie Montgomery spent 80 hours driving 800 miles over 12 days to visit each high school senior at their home. He explained, The most valuable gift any of us can give anyone that isn't replaceable is time. Where one spends one's time says a lot about what they value. One of the seniors told CNN, It kind of shows people that somebody does care for you out there. Most principals wouldn't do that. (2) Important Message: Governor Abbott ordered all Texas public schools and universities remain closed for the remainder of this school year. Online learning will continue, as will all other services we are providing our students and families. The TEA will advise us on graduation plans, and we remain hopeful that we will be able to provide a special event for the Class of 2020. As soon as we have more details we will share them with you. (3) Before reading Scripture, the great theologian John Calvin would pray,“O Lord, heavenly Father, in whom is the fullness of light and wisdom, enlighten our minds by your Holy Spirit, and give us grace to receive your word with reverence and humility, without which no one can understand your truth. For Christ’s sake, Amen.” 《Psalm》119-27:Cause me to understand the way of your precepts,that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
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