This morning I woke up early to prepare a Sunday School lesson. It has been many moons since I have been in front of the single's branch with a lesson, and something in my heart is seized with a sense of panic when I consider teaching once more.
Mind you, I teach on a daily basis. And sometimes when I am teaching even at the high school I am struck with a terror beyond that which I can express. I look out at 30 students and consider the fact that they are looking to me to guide them, to offer knowledge. I make peace in that context because I am the expert. I understand acutely the concept of parallel sentence structure. I can explain misplaced modifiers in a way that students actually enjoy.
But this?
Sunday school?
I know the gospel is one of truth. I understand that. But I feel like I do not know enough to teach another soul.
And so, here is my admission of shortcoming. I am prepared to teach a lesson, but am afraid that again I may panic and fall apart.
UPDATE: Thank you for your love and prayers and most of all, your presence. I survived it, and am so grateful that you are in my life.
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Krystle, my Krystle. I remember when you used to teach at Westminy. You always did such a wonderful job. :) I don't doubt for a minute that it would be any less.
ReplyDeleteHey Anonymous! Who are you?
ReplyDeleteHi Krystle, Martin here. I think that everyone knows so much more than me every time I give a lesson and I have VOLUNTEERED to do a Sunday school lesson this week, to a bunch of people who have been members for there whole lives and were probably baptised by Joseph Smith! But I just ask lots of questions and let them do all the talking, because lets face it, old folks just want to talk!
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel and it sucks, but each time I go in thinking how much my lesson is going to suck it up, I come out and everyone tells me how great the lesson was!
So just relax have fun, and remember, we are all learning, right?