This past Friday night and Saturday morning, my wife and I took our son to
Covenant College, in Lookout Mountain, GA. He is beginning his Freshman year this next Thursday.
We are blessed and I am awestruck.
Awestruck because of a group of 10 or 15 eager upperclassman that unloaded our van and delivered Kayce's stuff to his room while he signed into the residence hall.
Awestruck by the beauty of what can only be called a magnificent campus on a beautiful late summer day - and we've been there several times. It's breathtaking every time.
Awestruck by a first orientation meeting that had 40 minutes of information and 20 minutes of open prayer led by the parents. Prayers for the protection of our kids, the peace of the parents, the clarity and focus of the teachers, and in everything, the lifting up of Christ.
Awestruck by the Friday night lecture of our son's first course given by the President of the College,
Dr. Neil Neilson and his wife, Kathleen. They spoke of Big C and little c callings. Of the Big C calling to
believe,
trust and
obey. And the little c callings of life - jobs, friends, relationships, hobbies, etc., etc. It's the little c callings that trip us, challenge us and reveal us. They are the things - thousands of them per day - that add up to a glorifying and powerful life. And Dr. Neilson called the the students to a such a life. One that while they are at Covenant, should be first and foremost about being a student.
And then there was the perfect weather of Saturday on the mountain and another orientation meeting. First up after worship? The Mayor of Lookout Mountain. Praying. Yup. Turns out his daughter attended the school and he is deeply interested in the new students and the success of the school. Following his talk, we heard much about the rules and regulations. Then, a panel of professors answered questions about how to succeed at the school. Two points stood out to me:
- It's not about grades. Yes, the professors said that. They stressed that focusing on grades will cause a person to miss the opportunity to LEARN.
- The enemy would like nothing more than to have every student fail and the surefire way to fail is to get straight As.
Everything they said was about
life. Wow.
And lastly, awestruck by still more prayer and a son that was as confident as us that he is exactly where he's supposed to be.
Awestruck and blessed.
Definitely blessed.
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