“Well Done”
What do steaks and teachers have in common? They both love to hear the words, “Well Done.” (Actually, according to one survey 37.5% of people order their steaks “medium.” Personally, I’ll take “medium-well.”) This month as we prepare to wrap up another school year we have the opportunity to say, “Well done!” to 3 of our teachers: Mr. Richard Eckmann on May 2, Mrs. Jullie Beach on May 9, and Mrs. Laura Schaper on May 16. Each of them has served our school and Lord well this past year, doing all the obvious teaching duties. But there are so many “behind the scenes” activities that our Called workers do that they are hard to list. Especially this year! I just want to thank each of them for their hard work and dedication to our students and our Savior. While the appreciative words, “Well done,” are ones that teachers love to hear, they are also words that we all want to hear someday. And we really want to hear them from our Savior. Do you remember this verse? “Well done good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with few things; I will put you in charge of many things.” Matthew 25:23. Those are the words of the “the master” in Jesus’ parable of the talents. They illustrate the Last Day when our Savior comes. For sinners like us, we would never expect to hear words like that! Yet because of the forgiveness of our risen Savior, we will. Through faith in Christ and what He did, we will receive a warm welcome someday, too. And through these words God calls us to remain faithful to Him, to use our “talents” in a way that serves his Kingdom. Just like our teachers have at St. John’s. So join us in May in thanking our teachers and enjoy some after-service outdoor refreshments. And we will give them a well done “Thank you.”
