What Would Be Your Thesis For The Future?

As part of the celebration of the 500^th year anniversary of the reformation in 2017, students from countries of every continent across the world have been invited to compile their list of a set of theses as hopes for the future. Established as part of the 500 Protestant Schools – One World project, the student statements included the hope that the world would be a place free of corruption, a safe place for all, a place where the dignity of all people was respected, a world free of discrimination and a world where action would be taken to protect our natural environment, its flora and fauna. The depth of thinking, quality of political and global understanding and focus on the needs of others and the planet from children of a young age was impressive. The difference in safety and opportunity from country to country was evident in the children’s hopes.

If you had to put your name to theses to be nailed to a public pillar, I wonder what they would be? What would be the big things that you would not only hope for but also actively work to create? Giving children hope for a better future is at the heart of education around the world. Part of this hopefulness is the knowledge that a gracious and loving God walks with them and through them. Through Him all things are possible. It is the hopefulness in what is possible that we wish to inspire in our young people.