Last term we started with: “LEAP INTO EXCELLENCE!”
This term it is about BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON.
During our previous assembly we spoke about BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON…and Galatians 6 encouraged us not to become weary in doing good.
1 Timothy 4:12: “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in SPEECH, in CONDUCT, in LOVE, in FAITH and in PURITY.”
1 Timoteus 4:12: “Niemand mag op jou neersien omdat jy jonk is nie, maar wees jy vir die gelowiges ‘n voorbeeld in WOORD, GEDRAG, LIEFDE, GELOOF en REINHEID.”
During the previous assembly we spoke about not looking to find the right person but striving to become the right person…in other words not to look outwards, but to look inwards (control the controllables).
Being an ambassador or a good role model to others in the school doesn’t mean you have to be a “goody-two-shoes” or nosy and check up on everybody else to ensure that they are living an acceptable life.
Wat die Bybel van ons vra is om daar, waar ons onself vind op ‘n daaglikse basis, wees ‘n voorbeeld, rolmodel, iemand waarna die res kan opkyk.
Dit kom daarop neer, dat waneer mense rondom jou, in jou klas, graad, sportspan of vriendekring verkeerde goed doen…iets waarmee ons as skool, en jy as Hermie, nie saamstel nie…moet dit jou so kwaad maak, dat jy jouself nie kan help as om iets te doen daaromtrent nie. Jy tree dus op, vanaf ‘n plek waar jy voel, “jy vat my in die gesig”…”You have a total disregard for what matters to me, what’s important to me”.
Last night in “Chasing the sun”, Rassie spoke about their mindset on defence. He said it’s like when you are protecting your mom, sister or whatever matters to you from a viscous dog trying to attack them…you will do WHATEVER it takes to protect/defend them. You will have to protect our values, what we stand for and absolutely get rid of what is threatening what we stand for. Speak up, report it…and if that is not possible, distance yourself from it. We all need to have our “Hell no!” moments. That’s when something happens and you can’t help yourself but to say: “Hell no! Not under my watch”
Mens kyk partykeer na sosiale media en koerant berigte waar skole uitmekaar val en stupid goed gebeur…en dan wonder mens hoe het dit gebeur? Ek sal vir jou sê hoe…dis die kinders in die skool wat dit toelaat…in English they say that you are tolerating it.
Jy kan nie op ‘n Saterdag op die sportveld, jou hand op jou bors slaan en uitskree “Hermies” en wat ons alles voor staan…maar dan in die aande en oor die naweek gedra jy jouself soos ‘n vark nie. Dis wat mens noem ‘n twee-gesig, dubbele standaarde. Kom ons wees die “Real Deal”…all day long, the whole day long. Die liedjie wat ons al ‘n paar keer gesing het “This little light of mine” praat van elke dag van die week Monday – (all the way) -Sunday.
Let 1 Timothy 4:12 be written down somewhere in your diary, a book or against your wall to remind you…the youth of today, but also the future of this country, is to set an example in speech (the way we talk – including on social media), in conduct (the way we behave), love, faith and purity.
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you once again for this wonderful opportunity to be at this amazing school. Help us to represent YOU and the school well, every day of the week. Thank you for these wonderful boys and girls we have at this school as well as these inspirational teachers. We are so privileged and just want to express our gratitude towards you for all we have and receive from you on a daily basis. Bless us through this upcoming week and help us to add value everywhere we go.
AMEN
Last term we started with: “LEAP INTO EXCELLENCE!”
This term it is about BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON.
GALATIANS 6:9-10: 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers
I heard a saying the other day…
“One of the biggest mistakes one can make is to believe that Love is finding the right person…in reality, love is about becoming the right person.” – unknown.
I am NOT talking here about romantic love…although that might be a bonus…I am talking about becoming that person who embodies the HERMIES-values. HELPFULNESS, ETHICS, RESPECT, MOTIVATION, INTEGRITY, EMPATHY and SELF-DISCIPLINE. We shot like a bullet out of a gun into leaping into excellence during the 1st term and I have to compliment you on it! We have started 2024 like a House on Fire…so much so that some of us were actually burnt out at the end of the term. Hopefully you are all motivated and ready for the 2nd term and your batteries are charged.
Mag julle mooi na mekaar kyk, mag julle daar wees vir mekaar, mag julle daardie REGTE persoon word wat jou vriende en mede-Hermies gaan nodig hê tydens die baie kompakte 2de kwartaal. Moenie toelaat dat die mense rondom jou lui wegsteek nie, maar maak seker dat julle mekaar ondersteun en daar is vir mekaar dat ons nie uitbrand nie. Soos nog ‘n aanhaling sê: “Be the difference you want to see in the world”
“There is never a right time to do the wrong thing AND there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.”
Ek wil klaar maak met ‘n laaste storie oor hoe ons na mekaar moet kyk.
They tell the story about this guy who wanted to know the difference between heaven and hell. So the Lord took him to a round table where everybody sat around a big pot of delicious soup. They all had these spoons with very long handles, so that they could NOT get the actual spoon to their own mouth. Everyone around the table was thin, very hungry, unhappy and worn out. They all just sat there drooling and waiting for better days. That was the hell. Then the Lord took him to another place with exactly the same setup. Everybody was friendly, very social and happy beyond explanation. This was heaven. So what was the difference? The guys in heaven have learned to feed each other with these long spoons they had.
We often end up choosing comfort and convenience over compassion. It’s all about working together and not about you. Serve each other.
If you can’t be effective in the ordinary things, you won’t be effective in the extraordinary things!
I have read this quote the other day. It says:
“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things….I am tempted to think…there are no little things!”
Let’s be there for each other during this term in motivating and encouraging each other, but also in caring en supporting each other so that we don’t lose each other while leaping into excellence.
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for being with us during the holidays and for allowing us to charge our batteries and for some of us, to express ourselves on the sports fields. Help us to become the right person, to be there for each other and to be an active, caring member of the Hermies family. Bless us through this term and help us to become a better version of ourselves and to be the right person, as you have planned and intended us to be, for the people in our lives. We want to pray for each one in the school, boys, girls, teaching staff and non-teaching staff…please energise us and fill us with your wisdom so that we will make the 2nd term a huge success.
AMEN
Good luck with the term ahead and make us all proud!
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