That was the first line of what my son, Fandy, (5) asked to read to his graduate brothers at his school’s (Kindergarten) graduation celebration last week. It was to mark the last day for his school season at his class (Class A) and the last day for class B to go to elementary level. But, its not how he said it, rather the message he meant to share by reading this short poem on the stage, “You’ve done your job…” Though he is not yet fully understand what he was saying.
The small auditorium was filled with at least 45 children, 8 teachers, and about two dozens of parents. The graduation day program was filled with some singers, talent shows, and of course choruses. At his turn, Fandy walked from his front row seat confidently, grab the microphone from the MC, approach the middle front of the stage. With his both feet aligned, he bowed deeply and there went the poem.
I got this in my memory because my wife recorded this scene with her HP and showed it to me at least 3 times. How I amazed at the brave and well Fandy did. Weeks before he came home from school with a short note about the poem. He asked me to help him with the reading and pronunciation. Though the practice at home was not quite routine, but eventually he memorized almost all the 4 lines English poem well.
The message reminds me of what God would say to each of us the day when we meet Him face to face. Check out at what John the Apostle wrote, “And they shall see His face” (Revelation 22:4).
My comment on that is that the promise and comfort being with Jesus the day when we are all going home. As a believer I encourage any of you not to forget that by having Jesus in you, admit that He has freed you from all your sins, then we can see Him face to face. Have you decided to follow Jesus for the rest of your life? If not, decide today because unless you do it today, you shall never know what will happen to you when Jesus comes back and punish the world.
There are two points to correlate with the poem my son said. First is that we’ve done our part (job) in doing His will and playing our part in His plan to win the world. No matter how big or small your role is, He just wanted you to play it well. Second is that, when we are called home meaning its time to graduate; the graduation from our life on earth with all its pride and bitterness. The Third is that it’s the time when we hear the Lord saying “You did well, my son, and that is great”.
I find its much nicer if on the day when we called home and have the most privilege to meet up with Him. Then, as the rest of the poem my son reads: “… now its time to graduate. You did well, and that is great. You’ve done your job, and we’re so proud.”
We shall stand there in awe with tears rolling down our cheeks and said to ourself ‘How could the Lord, the master and creator of the universe said this to me?”
Jakarta, 16 June 2010
