On the 8th Day God Created Teachers

 During the all-important construction of the world God created the men and women of the 6th day.  On the 7th day, as all we know, He rested.   God rested on the 7th day, not to R & R but to prepare himself for the “most-important” job He was about to do the next day.  For it was in the 8th day that God created a teacher.   And so it was, on the 8th day God created teachers.  

Although taken among men and women, teachers are special.  God made several modification and enhancement upon this creation.  In general, God made the teacher more robust and durable than other men and women he created on the 7th day.  Included in modification is the teacher’s ability to arise at very early hours and go to bed late, and that is with no rest in between.  They have been enhanced to endure being locked in an air-tight room with 35-50 little monsters or giggling-flirting Hannah Montana wannabee teenagers.  It is included in their system the ability to check 200 terms papers over Christmas and Easter vacation.  

It was embedded into their modification the enormous amount of patience.  Patience when the little monsters called students are too hyperactive to listen.  Patience to wait for the government supply who always a term late.  Patience to repeat the same direction for about 10 times.

The All-knowing God gave the teacher a heart bigger than the average men and women heart.  For they task to wipe away the tears of the neglected, insecure and lonely student  whom nobody asked to the prom.  They have a heart big enough to forgive students who are caught cheating several times over.  A heart big enough to love kid who screams, “I hate this class – it’s boring!” and love student who never greet good morning or say thank you.  

Teacher’s are made to tough but gentle too.  Tough enough to impose disciple but gentle enough to care.  And lastly, God gave the teacher an abundant supply of hope. For God knew that the teacher would always be hoping. Hoping that the students would one day learn to do arithmetic correctly… hoping that salary would not be late…hoping for more non-working holidays…hoping for deliverance.

When God finished creating the teacher, He looked and admired the work of His hands. And God saw that the teacher was good. Very Good. And God smiled, for when He looked at the teacher, He saw into the future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the teachers.