Our problems are many,

Yet the solutions radiate from one Being.

He wraps Himself in light,

And dwells in inapproachable glory.

We’ve long known the solution – Love thy neighbour,

But the heart resists when it is time to act

Complaints rise, yet love doesn’t flow

So how do you expect there to be any real change?

Maybe you don’t truly value righteousness,

Maybe the purity of innocence doesn’t draw you as you claim

Because if it did, as much as money, attention or influence,

You’d sacrifice those very things to pursue Him

The path of deep love is often quiet,

And as long as it continues to be ‘their problem’

And not ours,

The world will continue to be the same.

*I claim no ownership of these words – they are the Holy Spirit’s flowing through me; I am just a conduit

The wolf will live with the lamb,
    the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling^[a] together;
    and a little child will lead them.
⁷ The cow will feed with the bear,
    their young will lie down together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
⁸ The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
⁹ They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

Others have posted extensively, so I’ll add something that may not be popular but is crucial to remember:

Teachers, and the best ones at that, do and should draw boundaries. And a good public would endorse and s even support these boundaries. Because most know what it is like to labour under the yoke of an oppressive master, or an oppressive regime. And they know that even though it is normalised and widespread, it’s not right. Though there may be periods of excess, ongoing unsustainable workload is a sign either of uneven distribution or unnecessary additions (you all know what I’m talking about).

We know that if we all do our part, every aspect of life, not just our children’s education, would thrive.

God, because He’s always with me.