issue with working 'till the last min

I am so thankful that our presentation went well. If we were to present last week, it would have been a mess. But because the teacher was sick and cancelled the class last minute, we have a whole week to refine - and fine tune things.

Things were organized, well-prepared. I pray that I will always build in the one week buffer time in all the work that I do in this future.

Build in the buffer, so that I will be able to respond to surprises that I am not in control - especially now I have to deal with people all the time, the people factor is difficult to manage, and it is often out of my control.

Being able to flexibly respond to changes is an important characteristics of a leader.

- after our presentation in leadership development

Secret

Dear Kaarina, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US YOUR SECRET. This is the best secret of success I have ever ever heard.

Thank you for speaking into my life, our lives. :) Thank you... Sorry sisters, sorry people, sorry family....I have hurt you and said blunt things and didn't love you more than I love work and responsibility. Sorry that I have acted foolish because I am foolish. Thank you for affirming my growth, and thank you for the love you have for me.

Lord, help me to be careful not to do things just for the sake of reciprocality, or for my own self-protective reasons.....I have done enough of those things, and neither were they pleasing nor were they good. Help me to change, Lord! Help me to remember the Secret, Also :)

Love

I used to think that I know what is love, until I started attending seminary, and meeting all the friends at school...I experience a different kind of community. The experience at Tyndale helps me to relate in a much deeper level with all my brothers and sisters at church too. Father, the lunch experience this morning is beyond anything that I can ever dream or think of. It's So good, So much fun, we laughed SO hard :)) Lord God, this is not selfish...but I pray and I pray that we'll continue to grow in friendship, and support one another as we strive to be the salt and light in this world. Lord God, I thank you for all those friends who live in such a way that they care about people, and never would they want a person be left alone all by him/herself. I'm truly truly touched, they're So kind. Lord God, I pray that all of us will continue to fix our eyes on Christ Jesus, do our best in our study, and continue to support and care about one another the way that you care about each one of us. Today is the last Kairos Sem for the Semester. I thank you wholeheartedly for the time that we get to worship together, and Listen to Your Word. Chapels are So good beyond anything that I can ever ever imagine. Lord God, you know what's on my heart today, this hour. When I cannot discern even my own desire, when I don't know / too shy to express what I'm truly feeling, Lord God, I pray that you'll teach me and mould me. Lord, please help me to be brave enough to show that...I do...care very deeply about them too. In Christ Jesus Holy Name I pray, Amen

Tuesday Chapel

He leadeth me - God being the center of my life

Henri Nouwen's

Dressed in Gentleness

Once in a while we meet a gentle person. Gentleness is a virtue hard to find in a society that admires toughness and roughness. We are encouraged to get things done and to get them done fast, even when people get hurt in the process. Success, accomplishment, and productivity count. But the cost is high. There is no place for gentleness in such a milieu.

Gentle is the one who does "not break the crushed reed, or snuff the faltering wick" (Matthew 12:20). Gentle is the one who is attentive to the strengths and weaknesses of the other and enjoys being together more than accomplishing something. A gentle person treads lightly, listens carefully, looks tenderly, and touches with reverence. A gentle person knows that true growth requires nurture, not force. Let's dress ourselves with gentleness. In our tough and often unbending world our gentleness can be a vivid reminder of the presence of God among us.

two very kind people who lifted my soul today

Jennifer Kuo

&

Elton Chan

:)

very kind & wise. thanks the Lord.

Don't lose heart!

"Don't lose heart! Keep praying"
"Encourager"
"Jesus says, "Go and learn the meaning of the words: Mercy is what pleases me, not sacrifice" (Matthew 9:13 and Hosea 6:6)

"Don't lose heart!" These words came to my mind yesterday, when I wanted to send Alan an email. Even though I ended up didn't use these same words, I was really surprised to hear the same words from Dr. David Sherbino at Chapel today, when he encouraged us to be the "encourager". - something that I've been constantly thinking about....ever since, I received...all the many gifts from Hannah again in girl's cell group...I thought...hm...I cannot waste the kindness....and the gifts that I received from others...I must make use of them wisely and be an encouraging woman too.....

And for the Bible verse, I encountered....the Bible verse from Henri Nouwen's devotion yesterday....looking up the verse and its cross references in Hosea 6:6....not too sure I understand fully what it meant...and today... the same verse...I saw it was posted on the wall................this verse became so big and loud that it caught my attention...finally...today. I think that wall decoration has been posted there for a loong time, but for all these time I have never ever actually notice it..... hm...

Today....the food and snacks that were on the table caught my attention first....(I was wondering hm...who will get to eat the snack :P) and then I saw Iris walking my way...greeting..and right after when she went into the classroom...I saw this wall decoration marking this Bible verse...that I studied yesterday.

"Jesus says, "Go and learn the meaning of the words: Mercy is what pleases me, not sacrifice" (Matthew 9:13 and Hosea 6:6)

what does this mean? .... I wonder.

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lately, I'm growing to understand that I must grow to become someone who's trust-worthy and responsible - and respect from others must be "earned".
While love is a free gift, now I need to focus on "earning" ... earning respect, and trust of others, making my living, and using my ability wisely