Counting the cost, and paying the price

At last! - After a long wait. I've finally received the Appreciation Night photos. 

During the appreciation night, we were all refreshed and edified by testimonies of people serving the church with their hearts and soul. And one of the things that I can integrate into my ministry is to serve faithfully no matter where I am placed into. (be it housekeeping or anywhere else...)

Same thing to my pastoral side - I really want to see St. Andrew's and Montfort growing in quality and quantity! Deep down in my heart, I believe that this group will grow! Not because of me, but because of our combined efforts WITH God.

But for God to manifest in the school, the workers must give their best and commit fully to the fufillment of the vision - GMS. That's why I want to serve faithfully no matter what. Since we have already pledged to serve, we have to "Count the cost and pay the price..."

23 March '08, Sunday

The thing that made my Sunday perfect...

Reading

One of life's most enjoyable moments is to read. 

Recently, I bought this book by Jodi Picoult - Keeping Faith. 

"For the second time in her marriage, Mariah White catches her husband with another woman, and Faith, their seven year-old daughter, witnesses every painful minute. In the aftermath of a sudden divorce, Mariah struggles with depression and Faith begins to confide in an imaginary friend.

At first, Mariah dismisses these exchanges as a child's imagination. But when Faith starts reciting passages from the Bible, develops stigmata, and begins to perform miraculous healings, Mariah wonders if her daughter might indeed be seeing God. As word spreads and controversy heightens, Mariah and Faith are besieged by believers and disbelievers alike, caught in a media circus that threatens what little stability they have left."

And i love what Jodi Picoult wrote,"As unscientific as it seems, well, it would be nice to lay the responsibilities and pain on someone else's larger shoulders."

I usually read while taking bus rides, that's why every bus ride is always a fufilling ride.