The Glow of the Eventide

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
~Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)



[As also found in our Hymnal, #239]

The greatest pieces of art are composed
by the hands of God; The grandeur of prose:
No human nor device can render
Such a vivid canvas of splendour.
~RME

So You Think You Can Dance (2)

There are many statements that speak of a partnership needed for something to happen. Some examples are:

"It takes 2 to tango"
"It takes 2 hands to clap"

I received an email on the same subject:

~Dancing with God ~

When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE,
I was drawn to"dance" at the end of the word.
I reflected upon how doing God's will is a lot like dancing.

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

When one person realizes this and lets the other lead,
both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
or by pressing lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.

The dance takes surrender, willingness,
and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word GUIDANCE.
When I saw "G," I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i."
"God, "u" and "i" dance." !
God, you, and I dance.
This statement is what guidance means to me.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
and mercies be upon you and your family
on this day and everyday.

May you abide in Him as He abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting Him to lead
and to guide you through each season of your life.
I Hope You Dance !!!
Life is Precious - "Give God Thanks For It"

Hope this sharing has been edifying to you all who read it.

Remember, the Lord of the Dance will lead us in our steps.

More on this in the near future.

A Short Story of a Crab (1)

TK had it's annual REU Family Day on Sunday. What a blast it was! Numerous families and youths of all ages gathered together for a morning of worship, fellowship, song, games, and laughter.

Walking away from the bustling activities, my eye caught hold of a blissful sight. 2 young brothers aged 5 and 7 were by themselves looking at the sea. Silently, I crept up behind them. Listening to them, it was both amusing and tenderly endearing.
[Amusing because they were talking about things that made no sense to me! :) ]

Before long, I got their attention. They didn't say anything.

We looked at the sea for a while.

I pointed out something to them that was on the breakwater, scurrying about sideways. It amused them both because they've read about it in their children's stories.
Or perhaps, they had seen it before in Spongebob Squarepants.

It was a lovely, little crab.

They called him "Mr Krab".

This is the short story of a crab that bonded the 3 of us for that brief moment. But things that ran through my mind went deeper.

In time, these young boys would grow up to be strong and abled-youths.
It is my hope that they would grow up to be willing and obedient servants of the Lord;
that they would grow up to be friends and examples to themselves and others;
that they would be the future pillars of the Church.

REU day means so much because it reinforces the faith that we have in the Lord Jesus being the real Teacher of our young ones.

May God Teach us all, everyday of our lives.

Why no Connecting Flight? (appendix)

As an afternote, I've posted the rough sketch of the map of Philip's journey as outlined in Acts 8 : 26 - 40.

I was researching into the distance between Samaria and the desert road from Jerusalem leading to Gaza. And what I found out based on rough estimation amazed me even more. The Bible does not state where along the Desert Road did Philip exactly establish contact with the Ethiopian eunuch. A conservative estimate would put the distance at approximately 45miles (72.5km).

Now we're talking!

I may not be at that level to fully understand yet, but I'm starting to see the real value in the long, solo journey that he undertook.