深 + 心 = SUM

Today is an all-day retreat at David Gor Gor's house. Thanks God for guiding us in our discussion. It wasn't easy for me to lead any effort. I felt a lot of alienation, especially with several new comers joining us. Thanks God for having David Gor Gor as our mentor. I learnt so much today from him, stepping up with strength and, at the same time, gentleness. He treats us with a lot of kindness and gives us the right amount of help.

Today, we studied John 12:3-8 for devotion:

馬 利 亞 就 拿 著 一 斤 極 貴 的 真 哪 噠 香 膏 、 抹 耶 穌 的 腳 、 又 用 自 己 頭 髮 去 擦 ． 屋 裡 就 滿 了 膏 的 香 氣 。 有 一 個 門 徒 、 就 是 那 將 要 賣 耶 穌 的 加 略 人 猶 大 、 說 、 這 香 膏 為 甚 麼 不 賣 三 十 兩 銀 子 賙 濟 窮 人 呢 。 他 說 這 話 、 並 不 是 掛 念 窮 人 、 乃 因 他 是 個 賊 、 又 帶 著 錢 囊 、 常 取 其 中 所 存 的 。 耶 穌 說 、 由 他 罷 、 他 是 為 我 安 葬 之 日 存 留 的 。 因 為 常 有 窮 人 和 你 們 同 在 ． 只 是 你 們 不 常 有 我 。

It reminds us of our attitude in serving. Am I giving my best to the Lord? or am I stealing from the Lord? God knows how much we put forth for Him, and how much we leave for ourselves.

Prayer time was a renewing and reviving experience for me. I could feel that the Spirit's healing and strengthening power working through me. Through these last couple years of serving, i unnoticeably caught many wounds and hurts here and there. It was until that moment, while i was praying, that i gained more understanding of how real God's power is.

We set our yearly theme to be 深 + 心 = SUM. Of course, we will move forward and act in line with this for the coming year. I hope that we will truly understand the meaning of the theme.