Attempting to leave a legacy

Genesis 22:12(NIV) "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."

Sometimes I wonder.- if I’m one of the few hs'ers who does not profess hs'ing to be the single best option across the board - & what public school would be like if I committed as much time & energy as I do hs'ing, to serving God by serving there.

A Black History Day HS Presentation based on The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles - that we prepared & shared a while back - reminded me of how powerful a childlike faith can be.

In 1960, little Ruby (6 yrs old) was the only black child ordered to integrate William Frantz Elementary School. For a time no one else would send their children there b/c Ruby was there. Angry crowds greeted her each morning as she was escorted by marshals with guns, for her protection, to a school & classroom where she was the only student, b/c she was there. Yet she seemed relaxed – smiling & ready to learn day in & day out. Twice daily she'd pray for those who hated her (When was the last time I prayed for my enemies?!).

I gather Ruby’s parents were her own personal prayer warriors. Tho' I can hardly imagine daily sending our own child into such adversity, w/ the advantage of hindsight, I admire Ruby’s parents & the legacy her family left us. Their motives & actions seem more Christ-like in many ways than mine.

Tho' our reasons for hs'ing are generally well intentioned, as are our reasons for allowing our older daughter to attend public high school (which actually seems to require more faith on our part), both decisions are tainted w/ splashes of other not so good reasons - & so, I wonder ...if the more pure our motives are - &/or the more faith that's required in our choices - no matter what option(s) we choose to educate our children - the more likely God will be to honor our good intentions - & the less likely I'll be to wrestle w/ our decisions in that regard(?).

Attempting to leave a legacy of God-fearing faith --- & not simply one of fear.