Have you ever felt helpless and useless? I did. Are you in midlife crisis? I was. Is life challenging? It is. Here is my story written more than 6 years ago – the year when
This morning reading from Psalm 95! Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;let us make
It has been said that ‘Humility is a virtue that one lost when one thinks that he has it.’ How would you respond when a person say: “I am humble.”? Hmmm… not a picture of
King David does not strike me as a proud man. So I was intrigued when he said: My heart is not proud, Lord. My eyes are not haughty. (Psalm 131:1a). It does not seem like
John 519 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the
In music, the fermata is much more than a rest. In a rest, there is a definite value where music stops for definite number of beats. In a fermata, how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer or conductor. How much time to hold before the music continues is not fixed.
When I go on vacation, I know the vacation ends in a week and work resumes after. How about when God puts me on hold for a ministry? Does the music stop? In a fermata, the note is sustained even when the next note is not to be played yet. There seems to be something going on in the music even while on hold.
Adrenaline rush… burnout… martyr complex… These are some of the stages of life. How often do we, you and I, go from task to task, challenges to challenges with such purpose, strength and fulfilment.. then
Rest… what comes to your mind when you see this word? A friend observed: “God has enforced REST upon many of us during the lockdown… Rest from pollution – noise, air. Rest from traffic….” To