December 2022
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 12: Issue 4
LLHS FED eration CONnection
920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
Glad I got sick
Pastor Don Schultz is interim principal of Lakeside Lutheran. Reach him at 920.648.2321 or dschultz@llhs.org
Do you know that feeling when you’re starting to get sick? “Is this the chills? Or am I just feeling tired after a long day? Is my face hot, or is it just my imagination? Why are my legs so tired? Why am I so content to watch such boring TV?” And then those symptoms start to intensify. After a little bit of denial, you finally accept it—you’re getting sick. Yuck. That was me last week. Now, thankfully, I’m healthy again. Not 100%, but I’m getting there. Looking back though, oddly, I’m glad that I got sick. Here’s why … empathy! I think my sickness caused me to have more empathy—to better be able to relate to people who aren’t feeling so well. The Bible tells us to “rejoice with those who rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15). In other words—have empathy. Can you relate to people who are going through difficult times? At Lakeside, teachers get sick, students get sick, and students’ families go through illnesses, some of them quite serious. There’s always someone at Lakeside who’s sick. May God bless all of those people who just aren’t feeling well. I hope you’re not one of them! While it wasn’t an enjoyable experience for me (and certainly less serious than what many others are going through), I’m glad that I was given a “taste” of illness. The result is that I have more awareness and more compassion for those
struggling with their health. When a teacher, a student, or a family member says “I feel horrible”—now I understand. Did I need to get sick in order to have more compassion for those who are struggling? I hope not—but it’s possible. We’re all naturally less patient, less caring, less concerned for others than we ought to be. We all have that sinful nature inside of us that wants us to focus so much on ourselves that we end up not caring about others. Someone else’s sickness is an annoyance, an inconvenience, an obstacle in the way of me doing what I want to do—at least, that’s what my sinful nature wants me to think. Have you ever been annoyed by someone getting sick? There’s no empathy there. I’m grateful for a God who forgives all sins in Jesus’ death on the cross—that’s health for the soul. And I’m grateful for physical health, especially after last week. What are you grateful for? I hope you don’t get sick this winter. (That would never happen, right?) But if you do, may God use the experience to somehow bless you. He does promise to work everything out for good, after all—even sicknesses. From 3 John:
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well “
🎄december events🎁
See full and up-to-the-minute schedule at Calendar under Quicklinks at llhs.org Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 ........................... Advent worship in many area churches Dec. 2, 10, 15 ..................................................... Home Boys Basketball games Dec. 3 ............................................... LES “B team” tip off games at LLHS | 8a Dec. 4 ............................. A Cappella @ Lord of Love, DeForest | 8 & 10:30a Dec. 10 ..................................... Thank you open house in West Gym | 9–11a Dec. 11 .................................. A Cappella @ Trinity, Watertown | 8 & 10:30a
Dec. 18 ......................................................................... Christmas Concert | 4p Dec. 20 ................................................. Review Day: classes dismiss at 12:05p Dec. 21-23 ................................................................................. Semester Exams Dec. 24–Jan. 4 ...................................................... Christmas Break: no classes Jan. 3 & 5 ............................................................ Home Girls Basketball games Jan. 5 ..................................................... Classes resume | 2nd semester begins
contact info: 920-648-2321· office@llhs.org | 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, Wis. 53551