Yesterday I happened to notice, out of the corner of my eye looking through my office window, an amazing little scenario out on College Avenue. A little parade of about ten wagons full of preschool tots was tootling down the street. It was the children from our university preschool out on a "get to know your neighborhood" field trip. With them were several university students who had been in my education class last spring, plus an assortment of parents, grandparents, and their intrepid and much-loved teacher.
The children, I found out, were on their way to the fire station. Since my administrative assistant's husband was pulling one of the wagons, we got a heads-up phone call when they were on their way back to their preschool, and I ran out to take pictures of the little tots in their firefighter hats.
The parade just couldn't have been better, with the cool air, the bright colors, the sunshine backlighting the firefighter helmets, the smiles on the children's faces, and the scents of autumn in the air.It reminded me of a verse I love from 2 Cor. 2:14, as worded in the Message paraphrase:
In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance.
The children's faces are so beautiful and innocent. I hope they each lead a life of victory.
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