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TITLE: Lieutenant Marshal Sunday School Teacher | Previous Challenge Entry
By Nathan Perkins
10/27/07
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Many people have an image in their mind of a Sunday school teacher that is older then the hills. You may remember her pinching your cheek and talking to you like you were a child. This would not have been so bad if she were not your high school teacher.

Her name was something like Miss Nibbles or Krichen. You probably found it real easy to come up with a similar sounding nickname.

You never intended on using her nickname when talking to her, but there was that one time when the nickname slipped from your lips. Quickly you corrected the mistake and hoped that she didn’t notice.

Your peers would have been snickering in the background. This would have made you burst forth with a nervous laugh that could get you into big trouble.

Your teacher would have pretended not to notice, though.

This made you even more nervous. You couldn’t help but wonder if her choosing to pray specifically for you at the conclusion of your class was a coincidence or if she was hinting to you that she caught your little slip up.

There is also the Lieutenant Marshal Sunday School teacher. When he or she made a request or demand you were tempted to say “Yes, Sir!” and click your heals. Whenever a teacher like this would walk past you, you’d find yourself straightening up to avoid loosing your water privileges.

At the end of class, you would avoid eye contact so that this teacher would not call on you to offer the closing prayer.

There was also the Sunday school teacher who was set on being your friend. They would often say things like “groovy” and “far out” even when they talked to God. When class would end this teacher would pray “dear God thank you for these groovy kids!”

You and your friends would peek at each other during the prayer, give each other the peace sign and giggle.

There was the teacher who spent the class time confessing all the wrong things that he or she had done and even tearing up while he or she made his or her confessions in front of class. The class nervously looked around as the teacher ended the class with a group confession in his or her prayer.

There was the teacher that was always patting you on the back and saying things about you to other people. They would even talk to God about how great you are, when they said the closing prayers.

This teacher seemed to pray something specific about every one in the class.

You may have had the bible scholar for a teacher. He would be sure that he introduced you the original Greek and to all of the foundational Old Testament passages that you have never heard of. He prayed in King James.

Walk with me back in time to one of your Sunday school teacher’s houses. He or she won’t even know that we’re there.

What do you see? What do you hear?

It is late at night and the house seems quiet. We have to search for a minute to find your Sunday school teacher. Where is he or she?

Finally, we hear a whispery voice repeating some words. As we follow the voice we have to stop.

Wait, is that crying we hear? Why is our Sunday school teacher crying?

“…and Lord, please be with Mark. He is not doing so well in school, but Lord I know that he really just needs a better relationship with you. Please, draw him closer to you. And Lord, keep working in Clara’s life…”

As we continue to listen to your teachers pray, we hear:

“Lord, I don’t know what kind of influence I may have in their lives, but God I know that it is not up to me. It is up to you. You lead and guild them. If you choose to use me in any way, I am willing. But Lord, if you simply want to use me as a prayer warrior, I believe in the mighty things that you can do. These children are yours, Lord. Do your will in them, I pray, Amen.”

Your Sunday school teacher may have done far more then you would have ever known or could ever know. If you are following the Lord today, thank God for that teacher.

We have witnessed something very inspirational. Consider what you could do for someone else, if you would pray for them.

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