Psalm 8:9 states “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all
the earth.” This verse concludes chapter
8 where David praises God’s name and contemplates the many things that God has
done for us. David recalls that God
placed the moon and the stars where they are by the power of His hand. David also notes that God crowned man with
glory and honor and made man the ruler over His creation. Why did God do that for man? Why did He do that for us? Why does the Creator of the universe care
about you and me, and why has He given us a place of honor among His creation –
because He loves us! God loves us so
much He sent His one and only Son to die for us. Have you contemplated that Truth today?
Let me ask you another question – do you remember the hymn Count Your Blessings? The chorus says that you should:
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God has done.
Be honest, are you starting to sing that great old hymn? I couldn’t help but sing it; to be honest, I Googled
it and played four different versions of it.
My favorite was done by Guy Penrod (Gospel singer who sang with Gaither
Vocal Band from 1994-2008). I will be
singing Count Your Blessings all day long!
As you count the blessings God has brought and is bringing in your
life, let me share with you some blessings we are seeing at Conestoga Christian
School:
- Conestoga’s 2014 SAT scores came out and are posted on our website in our School Profile under the “About” tab on our home page. Conestoga’s average score is 1681 which by the way is the highest average of all our busing districts!!
- Larry Everhart, technology teacher, took Conestoga’s middle and high school students to Technology Student Association’s (TSA) Regional Competition, and our students did extremely well. Students in both the middle and high school placed first in various categories, and many students came home with high honors. CCS competed with multiple public schools and LMH in this Regional Competition.
- Mary Burke, high school art teacher, braved the weather this past Saturday and took works of art to the Tel Hai High School Art Show. Just like with TSA, our students had a great showing!
God’s blessings!
God has not just blessed us,
He continues to bless us. Please join us and feel God’s blessings in
the following events that are about to take place at CCS:
- Tomorrow, February 24, the CCS Music Conservatory will host its annual Music Recital. Come to the CCS gymnasium at 7:00pm and listen to 41 Conservatory students play and sing pieces they have been working on.
- Friday, March 13, the elementary school will bounce into reading with their own version of March Madness. This elementary school event will focus on fun activities and bring out a love for reading for our elementary students. The NCAA has nothing on us when it comes to March Madness :)
- Thursday, March 26, join Tri-County Christian Schools (Conestoga, Westmont, and Berks) for their annual TCS Fine Arts Festival. The Fine Arts Festival will once again be held at Conestoga Mennonite Church and will begin at 7:00pm.
- Friday, March 27, plan on being in our gymnasium at 7:00pm as the elementary music program puts on Oh, Jonah. This musical program will feature students from grades 2-5.
You can never have too many blessings!
