What Is New Church
Education and
Why Should We Care?
Part Two
The Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss Jr.
Assistant to the Bishop with Oversight of General Church Education
I
have often been struck by two very similar phrases in Scripture that speak
about the Lord and what He expects of us. We hear, “I am the light of the
world.” (John 8:12, 9:5) That’s not too surprising. We know that the Lord is the
Source of all wisdom. We can easily grasp that He came to our world to be a
beacon of truth in a very dark and confusing time.
But then the Lord turns the tables on us and says in His Sermon on the
Mount, “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14) My own discomfort
with these words begins with the thought that I’m not anything like the Lord;
those words belong to Him, not me. But there He is telling me that I have
something of value to offer. Not only that, but I have a responsibility to share
my best understanding and to do things that bring the truth to life, for He says:
“Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father in heaven