Godly Sorrow
Last night Isaiah came up to the house to apologize for his recently bad behavior. Then, he asked for Miss Katie and while talking to her he began sobbing. Later, Franky was up here saying that Isaiah was mostly just worried about expulsion (I was in the bedroom doped up on Benadryl, but caught pieces of the conversation during bits of consciousness.) Well, no matter the truth, Vice Principal’s sermon for chapel this morning couldn’t have been more apropos. His message was from 2 Corinthians 7: 8-10:
“Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”
Isaiah was sitting in the front row as Vice expounded on these two types of sorrow—one that brings repentance, and one that brings death. He equated Paul’s letter to the disciplinary action letters that he had sent home to parents. To me it seemed one of the most easily applicable sermons I have heard in chapel, but it is the Word and the Spirit that works in hearts, and hearts can certainly be deceitful!
Keep praying!
Oh! Also, I finally finished Sign of the Beaver with the Senior Regulars-I think it was too hard for them. Ugh! I am not a very good English teacher.
3 Comments:
I am praying for Isaiah and others. When we were there I was so impressed with the spiritual maturity of Vice and other faulty -our thankfulness and prayers continue for all of you. mom
emmers! hi! wow, the Lord's timing is so perfect and ptL that He touched your student's heart! :) and thanks for the message. ask katie for an update. :)
Hi! Late on the comment about your comment that you are not a good English teacher....that you are evaluating your book selection and realizing that it may have been beyond their understanding shows that you are a great teacher....no matter what you see they caught, you are helping them to reach beyond their level. You are doing a great job...remember, today is not the end of the story!! Laurie
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