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H.
Roger Bothwell
Christology Class
When we saw his hand go up
we groaned inside wondering what inane question he would ask
this time. It was a seminary class in
“Christology” taught by Dr. Thomas Blinco. Several
of us looked forward to Dr. Blinco’s class as the
brightest spot in our education and we were covetous of each
minute. On more than one occasion I left class in tears with
my heart bursting with a love for Jesus I had never know
before.
During one lecture regarding
the emotional sufferings of Jesus one of my friends rose to
his feet with tears flowing. He interrupted Dr. Blinco to
tell him he just had to stop the lecture long enough to
express his love for Jesus. Such was the quality of what we
were receiving.
Therefore we were annoyed by
one particular student who somehow always managed to
interrupt with what we thought was stupidity.
On this particular day his
question was right on par. Even the ever so Christlike Dr.
Blinco was disturbed by the insipid question and responded,
“I am sorry I do not have time for that
now.”
Several of us nodded with
approval eager to have the lecture continue. We all thought
Dr. Blinco had done the right thing. Everyone but Dr.
Blinco.
The next class period after
the beginning prayer Dr. Blinco turned to the young man
whose question he had brushed off and said, “Last class
period, you asked a question that was very important to you.
I was rude and did not answer. Because I was rude in front
of the entire class I now apologize to you in front of the
entire class. What was your question, please?”
I was stunned. I was totally
overwhelmed. No longer did I see a teacher standing in front
of a class teaching us about Jesus, I saw Jesus. That one
simple act of kindnesss and humility taught me more about
“Christlikeness” than any other experience during
my stay at the seminary.
I'm
Roger Bothwell and my address is hrb1@tiac.net
or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your
support of our faith ministry.
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