Don’t the days just blend together sometimes?  We run our classrooms, send emails to parents, grade papers, and then go to sleep – just to wake up and do it again. Routine becomes the familiar. Sometimes, this complacency causes us to miss profound blessings from Jesus.

Ellen White tells us something amazing that occurred on the day of Jesus’s dedication as a baby.  She states:

However, Simeon, who encountered Jesus after his parents were finished with the priest, had a different reaction.  Simeon knew that this was no ordinary moment. He takes the babe into his arms and blesses him, saying:

Mary and Joseph didn’t even know what was going on in this moment, and Scripture tells us that they “marveled” at what Simeon spoke. 

Jesus labors side by side with us each and every day.  He works through our students, parents, and fellow education. Do we see him?  As we go about our busy week, are we “going through the motions” or do we have the spiritual insight that Simeon had? 

As we go about our daily duties, let us pray that we can see God in our daily interactions with one another and that his Spirit shines brighter than our repetitive agenda.