Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.
For this is love and nothing else is love,
To which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends he will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.
A Prayer In The Spring - Robert Frost

Monday, March 3, 2008

What a great week for attending chapel...

As some know, this week is different in the chapel schedule here at CUW. Other weeks there are Scripture readings and messages that apply those Scriptures to the lives of students and faculty alike. This week, however, breaks this pattern of Homiletics. All week it is Lutheran Schools week and thus we hear reports about our great and wonderful Lutheran schools. Having grown up in Lutheran schools, I am accustomed to the weird events and lack of productivity that occurs in Lutheran schools this week, and these messages about Lutheran schools are much like the ones I have heard during Lutheran schools week for years. There are four more days of Lutheran schools week left and that means four more messages from four more education professors.

Someone in a southern direction is sure missing out on his or her favorite week in the chapel schedule.

Happy Lutheran Schools Week!


4 comments:

t.leaf + k said...

Good 'ole Lutheran School's week!

J.Smith said...

I bet K$ is doing nothing all week. I remember Lutheran School's week. We did nothing educational, played games and dressed like a bunch of maniacs all week.

Hey do they celebrate LSW at Sem? You should have spirit day and have a Luther costume party. Best Luther costume wins!

Jessie Rue said...

I wonder if they have a:

Public Schools' week
Catholic Schools' week
Boarding Schools' week
College week
International Schools' week

I think we should instigate a week for every school in the world that way no one gets jealous because Lutheran Schools have their own week.

Anonymous said...

Gag. Especially for education professors speaking at chapel. (Especially since they won't let Dr. Hilgendorf do it!) But if I remember correctly, a Mariachi band came to chapel during Lutheran Schools week a few years ago. They were amazing. I wanted to marry them. All of them. Even the girls.