This blog is inspired on Good Friday 2010. It had been ages since I last attended the Good Friday service due to many reasons, some real, some imagined, or maybe some are just excuses not to attend.
Even this year, I was in 2 minds on whether to attend or not. And I am glad that I did attend in the end. I went to St Peter's Church, Melaka for the service at 4pm. Service ended with Veneration of the Cross at about 6pm and it was pouring cats and dogs at that time. As I had to pick up my kids from the babysitter, I did not stay for the procession.... I left, and got drenched....
Hehe.. that was a side story.. now back to why I started this blog... It was strange that I should say that I felt compelled to start up this blog. I arrived slightly early for the service, at about 3:45pm... And in the compound of the church, the statue of Jesus was laid out for parishioners to offer up their prayers. I joined the crowd there but decided not to light up any candles. After kissing Jesus's feet in prayer, I stood to the side to allow those behind me to have their turn. I then close my eyes and bow my head in prayer and all of a sudden I felt peace within me... It was as if the whole world ceased to exist and all that is left is just Jesus and me. And He is just standing there in front of me. And there and then, I felt humbled. I felt blessed. And believe it or not, my tears just started flowing. It was just strange. I opened my eyes and came back to the real world. I wish that I could just stayed there in that moment forever.
And it was that moment, that I prayed hard that one day, the Holy Spirit will touch my family's hearts like it touched me just now... and then I decided that I would start a blog... and through this blog, I hope that my faith in God will be strengthen every day... I need to be strong and only when my cup is full and overflowing, I can then be able to guide and touch my family in God's way.... Amen...
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