Living Life to the Full

Reminiscing about his past a father tells his children, “When I was young I used to climb mountains, surf waves, explore caves and tramp through remote country. I couldn’t wait for the weekend to get out and explore more of God’s creation.” Sounds like this dad had a good approach to life making the most of his time and seeking to discover what’s possible.

Another school year has commenced and like the rest at Newington it will be full. The writer of the Bible book Ecclesiastes seemed to have lived a full life as well but his conclusion was “Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” But he had largely ignored God.

Francis Schaeffer said, ‘Man has a purpose; to be in a relationship with God…when he forgets his purpose he forgets who he is and what life means.’ There’s more to life than doing the same old same old day after day. Jesus said ‘…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.'(John 10:10).

It’s all a question of balance discovering what’s possible physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Peter Morphew
School Chaplain