Ugh, I'm not sorry to be leaving Acts behind. This past week has been quite difficult - and while I've gained some appreciation for Paul, he's still not one of my personal favorites (hope I've treated him fairly here - but we all live with our preconceived notions and try to do the best).
In today's reading Paul surprised me by his approach to preaching the gospel in Rome. The same man who had spoken about the altar to the unknown god previously in Athens seems to be reverting to basing his arguments in the Hebrew scriptures here in Rome. He introduces the gospel here first to the Jewish leaders in Rome. Is this because they sought him out? Or is his personal understanding of the Way that deeply rooted in Judaism?
It makes me think about my role as Sunday School teacher -and be grateful that we are a community together trying to communicate a message. What am I not communicating well because of my own deep roots? My own way of approaching the faith? How are those whose viewpoints are so very different from mine hearing what I say each week?
I am grateful that I am not the only one involved in the Christian education of my own children, too. Rose's Sunday School class, for example, seems to discuss the lessons while at the same time exploring the fine arts and the way art can be used to build up and interpret faith. This is certainly not something she would have gotten from Marcus or I - and it is something that she really enjoys and seems to strongly support and encourage her own faith growth.
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