To be a helper

„Did helping become unattractive“ nowadays? Yesterday in one of my classes we talked about the topic „The creation of the woman “. In Genesis 2:18 it is written: Then the Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper, who is just right for him. First we have discussed the today's linguistic usage of the word „to be a helper or assistance.  My students explained to me that the word „help or helper“ is not any longer  attractive. They meant, the thought „of helping each other “ is loosing his value. Is that correct? On the first pages of the Bible we experience that God original intentions with humans were „to help one another (mutual helping).  The term „assistance“ refers to the previous sentence: it is not good that humans are alone. In this sense a helper is not someone, whose assistance is to ask for, because it is comfortable or pleasently only.  But a helper (here the woman) is the assistance, that helps the other one to find the true purpose in fulfillment of the life. It lies in the mutual with one another and in helping each other. We humans were created to the fellowship with each other and with God. By the way the term  „assistance or helper“ has in the Bible always a very positive value: God presents himself for the Israelits as „their helper/aide “(hebr.word  „ezer“ is the same , Psalm 121). In this context the term “assistance or helper“ becomes today for us a completely new attractiveness. Where can you be today in your family, your neighbourhood or your church a suitable (appropriate) helper?

Bibleclass

In April my new schoolyear has started. Some of you wanted to know how it is going. Here is a short update. In one Bibleclass we are going to study in one year all the 27 books of the New Testament. The 1.lesson was about: Why is it important to study the Bible?  Answer: the BIBLE is Gods loveletter for us. In 1600 years HE used around 40 people to write all the 66 books through them, by the work of the HOLY SPIRIT.  God himself is the author. Than I gave an overview through the Old Testament. And this week we are starting with the Gospel of Matthew. Homework is to read the Bible everyday with a jounal. In the Friday bibleclass we are doing the same with the Old Testament. After one year the students will know the purpose of every book and also the brief content and some specific highlights of each book. 

There is another class with the subject: „Women of the Bible“. In this class there have signed up five men and one women. I am excieting to study and discuss with them the role of the women in the Bible and our churches. 

I enjoyed my springvacation. There was a lot of fun-activities: inviting friends over to my home, Sightseeing in Nagoya. Hiking and of course "Hanabi", watching the pretty cherryblossom called Sakura.