Making the Grade

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Apr 30, 2026 · 4m

READ: ROMANS 6:15-23; GALATIANS 6:7-8; COLOSSIANS 1:22 As the end of the semester loomed, I scrambled to improve my grade. But I’d waited too long to turn things around in this class, and I would simply receive the grade on my report card I had earned. My seventh grade English teacher, Ms. Tyson, taught our class with a stern focus on correct grammar and punctuation. Some of my test scores reflected that I hadn’t learned as much about grammar and punctuation as she demanded. When I realized I wouldn’t get the grade I wanted, I shyly approached Ms. Tyson to request extra credit work to pull up…