End of Term Reflection: Who Do You Say I Am?
As we come to the end of Term One and step toward Easter, our school community has taken time to pause within one of the most profound moments in history.
Through our recent Easter assembly rehearsals and reflections, students were drawn into the story of Jesus. Not just as something to watch, but something to feel, to question, and to consider.
What would it have been like to be there?
To stand in the crowd as voices cried “Hosanna!” Voices full of hope, expectation, and anticipation…and then, only days later, to stand again as silence fell at the cross.
To watch hope rise…and then appear to fall.
For those who followed Jesus, His crucifixion did not look like victory. It looked like loss. It looked like the end of everything they had believed in. The One they had trusted as the Way, the Truth, and the Life was now still… silent… gone.
And in that moment, everything He had said and done must have felt uncertain.
Because there is something about suffering (about disappointment, confusion, and grief) that causes us to question what we thought we knew.
Perhaps that is not so unfamiliar.
Many of us, at different times in our lives, find ourselves in places of questioning. Not standing at a cross, but rather at a crossroads, holding our own uncertainties, asking quietly:
Who is Jesus, really?
Was He simply a wise teacher?
A historical figure?
Or something more?
This term, students have begun engaging with a well-known framework from C.S. Lewis, which invites deeper thinking:
Was Jesus a liar, a lunatic… or is He Lord?
It is a confronting question, because Jesus did not present Himself as one option among many. In John 14:6, He says:
“I am the Way and the Truth and the Life.”
Not a way. Not a truth. Not simply a guide toward life.
But the Way. The Truth. The Life.
These are not passive words. They invite a response.
After the events of the cross, we read in Luke 24 of two disciples walking along a road to a place called Emmaus.
They were processing everything that had happened. They walked, confused, disheartened, unsure of what to believe.
And as they journeyed, Jesus came alongside them.
But they did not recognise Him.
And I find that so profound…because it means you can be walking right next to Jesus and not even realise it.
You can be in the questions…in the doubt…in the processing…and He is still there.
Walking with you. Listening. Drawing near.
And He doesn’t interrupt them with a lecture. He doesn’t force belief. He asks questions. He opens the story.
He reveals truth slowly…patiently…lovingly.
Until something begins to happen inside them.
And later, they would say:
“Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road?” (Luke 24:32)
There is something deeply comforting in this moment.
It reminds us that we do not need to have everything figured out in order to begin. That even in uncertainty, even in doubt, we are not alone.
Sometimes, we can be closer to the truth than we realise.
Sometimes, we are already walking with Jesus, before we fully understand who He is.
At the heart of the Easter story is not simply an event to observe, but an invitation to encounter.
Jesus revealed who He is not only through what He said, but through how He lived.
To the outcast, He showed mercy.
To the sick, He brought healing.
To the grieving, He restored hope.
To those who questioned, He responded with patience and truth.
And at the cross, He demonstrated love.
As Romans 5:8 reminds us:
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
This is the depth of Easter.
A love that steps into suffering.
A love that makes a way where there was none.
A love that does not remain distant, but draws near.
So as we move into the Easter season, the question remains with us:
Not only, who is Jesus?
But perhaps more personally, who is Jesus to me?
And deeper still, what if He is who He says He is?
And if He is…
Then this isn’t just a story to observe.
It’s an invitation to respond.
Therefore, what might it look like, not just to understand…but to walk with Him?
Because sometimes, the Way is not something we fully comprehend at first.
It is Someone we choose to walk with.
A Blessing for Our Community
As we enter this Easter season, we speak a blessing over our school community.
May we each know peace in the midst of busy days, and clarity in the midst of questions.
May we have the courage to reflect deeply, to ask honestly, and to remain open to truth.
May our community be marked by kindness, compassion, and grace. Making space for one another’s journeys.
And may this Easter be more than a moment in the calendar, but an invitation to seek, to discover, and to encounter hope anew.
Amen
Thank you to everyone who joined us at recess for our hot cross bun giveaway.
This tradition reminds us of the meaning of Easter: the cross, and the love of Jesus at the centre of it.
It was a joy to share this moment together as a community.
Blessings,
— Aderyn Taylor-Roberts (Ms. Wren) | Secondary School Chaplain
