Reminisence...
I've been browsing the blogs of a couple ARPC-ians... and its time to say goodbye to the building at 25 Adam Rd... a place i believe many of us hold very dear... a reminder of Christ's saving work in our lives, His provision of wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ, indeed we have a family to grow with, to share joy and sorrows, to encourage and at times rebuke (vice versa too!), all for the sake of Christ... The inspiring sermons we have learnt much from, helping us understand and recognise the person of God, reminding us of God's unchanging grace, helping us to see our fallen-ness, encouraging us to press on in the midst of trials for the crown that awaits us at the end of the day, a hope of eternity that we can rejoice in even if circumstances we are facing arent much to shout about...For me... its definitely all of the above... and more... it's a place where God has nurtured my love for music, both in skill and service... a place where He taught me to love, to serve, to be other-person centred... the precious words of God that taught me much about Jesus and the character of God... the place where i was baptised! And my family came to witness it... when i say "place", i dont mean that which is confined to the physical building... but that which it represents, the body of Christ, His church, the gathering of God's people... and in fact i have said my goodbye before i left for Sydney... heheh... the night before i flew off, i had some close friends over at my place... a few of them stayed till late... and i drove one of them back... stayed on a bit at her place and chatted till even later... and finally begun to make my way back home... heh but i found myself making my way to ARPC instead =) I parked outside the gates and turned down the headlights... said a prayer firstly that Pastor Chris doesnt come out of the manse and find this psychotic girl outside the church at 3am in the morning... and then thanking God for all that He's given me and telling Him that i'm not psycho and fixated on a church building... but it just represents so much that i hold so dear... i just had to come and say goodbye...
Even though i know that God provides... and goodbyes arent always bad... sometimes we feel inclined to cling to what we in our limited knowledge perceive as something so precious its irreplaceable... and almost having to tear ourselves away from it when it indeed has to go into the history box... brings to mind a famous quote from good ol Jack (CS Lewis) - Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by an offer of a holiday at sea. We are far too easily pleased.(The Weight of Glory)
Let us pray to trust in He who is Creator, He who is sustainer and He who is faithful... His grace is sufficient for me and His strength is made perfect when i am weak... Amen...
posted by Shing @ 9:09 PM
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Hi Shing,
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Cheers!
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