{"id":2463,"date":"2021-10-14T17:46:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2021-10-14T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:46:25","slug":"blog-october-14th-balloons-in-a-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=2463","title":{"rendered":"Blog October 14th  \u201cBalloons in a Room\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/teacher-balloon-lesson-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/teacher-balloon-lesson-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/teacher-balloon-lesson-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/teacher-balloon-lesson-624x328.jpg 624w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/teacher-balloon-lesson.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theophilus The Musical   &quot;Nothing Can Separate Us From Christ&#039;s Love&quot; Performed by Paul\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/meVhe1I7swE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There is a great post that has been doing the rounds on social media \u2013 here is a simple version I would like to share today:<\/p>\n<p>A wise teacher once brought balloons to school, told her pupils to blow them up and write their name on one. After the children tossed their balloons into the hall, the teacher moved through the hall mixing them all up. The kids were given five minutes to find the balloon with their name on it, but though they searched frantically, no one found their own balloon.<\/p>\n<p>Then the teacher told them to take the balloon closest to them and give it to the person whose name was on it. In less than two minutes, everyone was holding their own balloon.<br \/>\nThe teacher said to the children, \u201cThese balloons are like happiness. We won\u2019t find it when we\u2019re only searching for our own, but if we care about someone else\u2019s happiness- it will ultimately help us to find our own.\u201d<br \/>\nI have also shared another extract from the demo reel of our forthcoming musical \u201cTheophilus \u2013 The Musical.\u201d Actually, we have been asked to put on a hybrid musical\/concert version next year so watch this space!<\/p>\n<p>Quote of the week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1792790-Elisabeth-Elliot-Quote-Faith-does-not-eliminate-questions-But-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a great post that has been doing the rounds on social media \u2013 here is a simple version I would like to share today: A wise teacher once brought balloons to school, told her pupils to blow them up and write their name on one. 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