Within the last week I heard two affirming and uplifting things that I would like to share with you. First, I participate in a bi-weekly pandemic briefing hosted by ISM, specifically for Heads of School. One of the medical doctors on this panel is Dr. David Rubin, someone I have grown to respect for his sound medical advice as it relates to schools. Dr. Rubin is director of PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Specifically answering a question regarding the right safety protocol approach for Heads of School, Dr. Rubin made the observation, "We need to be careful not to give covid more credit than it deserves."
Another doctor that I respect recently shared with me a quote from C.S. Lewis that I would like to share with you. The year was 1948, and the world was grappling with the terrifying new reality of atomic weapons. When asked how people should cope with this new threat, C.S. Lewis replied:
"In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. 'How are we to live in an atomic age?" I am tempted to reply: 'Why, as you would have lived in the sixteenth century when the plague visited London almost every year, or as you would have lived in a Viking age when raiders from Scandinavia might land any night; or indeed, as you are already living in an age of cancer, an age of paralysis, an age of air raids, an age of railway accidents, an age of motor accidents.'
"In other words, do not let us begin by exaggerating the novelty of our situation. [...] This is the first point to be made: and the first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things - praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts - not huddled together like frightened sheep thinking about bombs. They may break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds." - C.S. Lewis
May our Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless and protect our school community from all harm, strengthen us with the resolve to face a world that may be filled with danger, and give us courage to continue living as prayerful, vibrant and joyful children of God.
Semper Altius!
Sincerely,
Michael J. Bussman
Head of School
mbussman@royalpalmacademy.org
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:4-7
Prayers Requested For:
Repose of the Soul:
Shirley Ann Baier
Jimmy Limb
If you would like to have a name added to our RPA prayer list, please contact Michael Bussman at mbussman@royalpalmacademy.org
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