Grandma's One Room School

Grandma would tell us stories of her childhood like it happened last week.
"I learned the three R's."Reading 'riting and 'rithmetic taught to the tune of a hickory stick."
She loved to tell us about her days spent in a one-room school with twelve grades.  We knew the kid who pushed her off the swings, and the kid who washed her skinned knees. How similar to life.

As Christians in the school of life we learn the three G's. They come continuously one right after the other. As predictable as the sun rising and setting we see the three G's of Grief, Grace,and Glory cycle thru our lives.

Grief leads the team and often comes without warning. The Doctor gives a prediction. Relationships are estranged. Guilt and regret knock on our door. Someone gets pushed off a swing and we pick them up, or sometimes we get pushed off and Jesus picks us up. As long as we are on one planet filled with good and bad children we will have trouble.



Grace comes next. Sometimes God gives understanding. Sometime not. But his grace is enough as his strength is made perfect in our weakness (I Cor, 12:9). Grace is a mixture of peace and trust that Jesus gives.Somehow we make it though grief even when we don't understand or agree. Grief, Grace and finally comes glory.

Glory is waiting to be unveiled in our face.We can't put our life on pause and wait for the glory of heaven.
His glory is his presence. We are changed into his image from glory to glory.

Moses' face revealed the glory of God because Moses had been with God. Each grief and grace of life shows us a different facet of our glorious Lord. The sufferings of the present life produce glory that is revealed in us here on earth.

Three R's. Three G's. Grandma learned reading 'riting and rithmetic from a one room school. We learn Grief, Grace and Glory from the discipline of a one room school called life.