As I write this, it is already Good Friday. And in the wee small hours of the morning, I want to declare to the world that I AM GRATEFUL.
I am grateful to my God. For my family. For my friends. For my community. For my faith. For Mother Church.
There are many customs, traditions and “superstitions” associated with today, the day the entire Christian world (and some non-Christians as well) remembers what True, Sacrificial Love means, as personified by Jesus dying on the cross.
Some of these customs and traditions are considered silly, some sacred.
As for myself, I want to start a tradition of my own. To always remember how GRATEFUL I should be for this life that I have and probably do not deserve.
Yet because of Ultimate Love on the Cross, I am worthy.
And not just me.
My entire family. My husband. Our precious kids. My parents, brothers and sister, in-laws, etc etc.
All of us are worthy.
Because when He died, we lived.
Today I’d like to recall the lyrics of a beloved hymn I grew up with in Brunei…
“To live is to die
And to laugh is to cry
To live is to love with all your heart
To live is to walk
And to talk in Your word
And to live is to…” (oops, forgot the last line! LOL)
But the point is..
TO LIVE is TO DIE…
And as God holds my future and the future of our family in His hands now, especially what will happen in the next few months, I am going to have to learn to DIE..
DIE to my personal preferences..
DIE to my own wants and needs…
DIE to my hopes and dreams..
And SURRENDER all to HIM..
So that I may LIVE..
So that my preferences will be what He prefers..
So that my wants and needs will be fulfilled by Him, in His own time and on His own terms..
So that my hopes and dreams will live through His grace…
Indeed, what joy it is to DIE..
in order that one may LIVE..
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