Do you know how many “no name” papers I had students turn in as a teacher?
Too too many to count.
Sixth graders forget to write their names on everything from casual homework to formal tests!
The assignments I would get without a name on them would go in my “no name” folder, and zeros would go in the grade book.
When students realized their overall class grade was tanking from a missing assignment, they’d usually rush to the “no name” folder, find their nameless work, write their name on it, and turn it back in.
And their grade would go right back up.
No matter how many times they turned in late no-name work, their grade would go right back up.
Psalm 136 is pretty cool because every single verse ends with the same phrase:
“For his mercy endureth for ever.”
For example:
“O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalm 136:26)
Forever.
Always extending mercy.
Every time we realize we forgot something important.
Every time we realize our spiritual progression has been halted.
Every time we know something is wrong.
He will extend His mercy. He will forgive.
Over and over and over.
We never have to worry that we’ve run out of opportunities.
We don’t have to worry that we’ve taken too many chances.
That grade can always go right back up.
All semester long. And next semester. And the next.
Because His mercy endures forever!
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
