It’s amazing what you can learn in the schools. Last week I was listening in on one of Adria’s lessons with the kids in the library. I often listen in on what she is saying for I have found there is much wisdom in lessons to third graders. That lesson was no exception. The kids were sitting at the tables somewhat attentively as she explained what they were about to do in the computer lab and what she said, though not intended, struck a chord in me. Adria told them, “Some questions will be easy and some questions will be hard. But that’s okay. Don’t worry.”
Her words are a great paraphrase of a deep truth. In life, some questions are easy and some questions are hard. But that’s okay, that’s the way it’s supposed to be. We get both, it’s part of our humanity so we needn’t worry if we can’t answer the tough ones. Not all questions need to be answered. Sometimes, it’s the search for the answer that is the answer. Both kinds of questions, and every question in between, is okay to ask. Ask away and answer what you can. Don’t worry, leave God the rest.
Thanks for the reminder Adria and for the lessons you gave me on that topic so many times in years past. They are words I remember.
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