ZHENG WEI
Project after project, this life doesn’t get any easier. I’ve exhausted all of me, can I do more? I really don’t understand why I don’t know how to say no.
I was supposed to take a short holiday during the coming Good Friday weekend. I submitted my leave application, enthralled by thoughts of me lazying my tired, weary self on sand-crusted beaches… alas, work calls. Work always calls.
I’m 22, not 49. I’ve not lived my life. Sometimes I think that this is the life I want. Manmade of course. No I’ve not forgotten you God. I do think about religion, church and all that once in awhile. Here in this arty world of creative minds, it’s really hard to be a Christian. I’ll admit it. I have a playlist of all my favourite Christian songs on my iTunes. Colleague approaches and it’s Linkin Park all over again.
‘Cos that’s cool right. I don’t know why I’m ashamed of You. I do want to get back in the game you know - serve and all. Where’s my place? They don’t need me.
ELIZABETH
Sooo…. I went to church today.
Now what, God?
STEVEN
I had the most peculiar conversation with a non-Christian friend today. It was almost as if God was asking me “Steve, have you forgotten your calling?”
Mabel and I met regularly for lunch and we would chat about life, the joy and the sorrows that came with it. She would share about how she found raising her children challenging and I would share about how I had to spend the midnights of the past week in the office.
This lunch was different. We were at Simply Sandwich down Robinson Road when she asked me outrightly, “Why haven’t you asked me to church before?” I was baffled for a few moments and found myself coming up with as many reasons as I could to defend myself.
“Err religion is always a sensitive topic which I tend to avoid unless I know the person well.” I replied, crossing my fingers, hoping that she would accept my feeble response.
“I have many good friends who are Christian but for some strange reason, nobody ever asked me to church.” she continued.
The questions were directed at ME. I couldn’t avoid it. It was as if she was asking me to invite her to church.
“Well I am glad that you asked. We have an Easter service coming up in April and I would be most delighted to invite you. Would you like to come?”
She chuckled and assured me that she wasn’t asking for an invitation. It was a casual comment.
I have always and still believe that relationships are everything. Relationship are important because it helps us understand our friends better and the struggles they have when dealing with issues on religion, which way of life, God. I realise that I haven’t taken the next step to make Christ known to them. Amazing how God has His ways of reminding us of our calling.
Dear God, prepare Mabel’s heart as Easter approaches. Help me be bold in speaking the Truth. Everyone needs to know the Truth. Amen.
What will you be doing this easter?
Natalie
can’t figure out right now if things really will be ok. there’s a lot to remember, a lot to hold onto, a lot to let go of. Not quite sure which is which, what is what, how to handle this or that.
I wish i could be a little more for you.
please don’t come to me with an invitation, you and i both know that i don’t deserve it..
but you will anyway, and I will never understand that. You love me too much.
Elizabeth
What’s the point? I haven’t been going to church for awhile now. Been so busy with work, hardly have time with friends, family - where am I going to find time for all this?
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9 I say to God my Rock,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
“Where is your God?”
11 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalms 42: 9-11
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