After my first few classes I realized how refreshing it was that the professors began each lesson in prayer. In a couple of them, the professors even asked for us to share our individual prayer needs. I appreciated the genuine concern from the faculty for each student as brothers and sisters in Christ. When I arrived in my fourth and final class of my first day, Intro to Theology, I figured that I had caught on to the routine when Dr. Holsteen said, “Would you please join me in . . . . . a hymn.”
A hymn? Yep, that’s right. He had us all stand and sing a classic song of worship to our Lord. On first glance, standing up in the middle of a graduate school classroom to sing seemed a little out of place. But what a perfect way to prepare for a class on the study of God! Not to mention a great way to step back from all the brain exercising to focus on energizing our souls. And this was an everyday routine for us!
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What a fun way to start a class...as a teacher, I will tuck this away to remember and start a class. As a singer, I bet you enjoyed this and made sure you weren't late. It is a favorite part for me at BSF.mom
ReplyDeleteIt was also very fitting for theology class -- there are timeless truths in many of the classic hymns.
ReplyDeleteJust so ya know, we did a mournful hymn when Texas Tech was detroyed by Texas A&M in college football. This may be a stretch from the actual meaning, but it was fun nonetheless :)