Saturday, April 07, 2007, 2:31 PM
TITLE: Holy Week
This year was one of the first few times that I actually attended Maundy Thurssday masses at church. I had to leave early from work ( and actually im quite paiseh about this cos I had been leaving work early for 3 days in a row for smu interview, ij choir visit and mass ). A shoutout to Steph,Duriz and Shawn for being so understanding. Thanks guys! :)
Spending Maundy Thursday in church was good. I could feel God's presence, and even more when I went church visiting (something like bai nian but at churches ) with Alex and we prayed together at St Joseph and Cathedral. Before that, I never knew that there was this tradition on Maundy Thursday. While at one of the churches, I was looking up at the ceiling and realised that not all the lamps were lit up. And somehow, I found that I could connect this to God.
In my life, God was always there for me, to light my path. Even at the darkest times when I felt lost, down etc, God was always there. There was never a time when there were no lights. He was always there to show the way, even when it seems that the path is uncertain/ not obvious.
And I was telling Alex that I felt very small compared to others, cos people like Kenneth and Helen and himself experienced God in such big ways, like they were slained etc..But for me..I had to really reflect and think of how he touched me. But its true, I did experience God in my life. Like how I used to be so reluctant to be active in church..but now I am making time and coming down for activities more often, as well as being more involved in my ministries. And also how I felt God's comforting presence in the people around me. :) So yar, God has definitely touched my life.
Good Friday also touched me. Participating in the passion play for the station of the cross let me experienced how the people felt during Jesus' last moments on earth, and I was able to view his death in a better position and to really appreciate and love him for how he endured so much suffering to die for our sins. Being a woman of Jerusalem and wiping Jesus' face as Veronica made me feel in awe. It was really brave of Veronica to step out from the crowd and touch Jesus so tenderly and lovingly, despite of the soldiers who could have beaten her or something. Kenneth was so good as Jesus, he was so into his role and Im sure that the congregation could feel the raw emotions etc really prominently.
Good job to everybody who particpated in the play! I think that it was a smashing success!
And congratulations to Pris and Neil who are going to be baptised this Easter, really glad that you guys have decided to accept God into your lives. william Willimon said: "In baptism we are initiated, crowned, chosen, embraced, washed, adopted, gifted, reborn, killed, and thereby sent forth and redeemed. We are identified as one of God's own, then assigned our place and our job within the kingdom of God." Hope that God will continue to work wonders in your lives.
