"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink..."

This picture reminds me of the invitation Jesus gave to come unto him.... and it also reminds me of the Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus.

Indeed, Jesus was revolutionary... breaking tradition, tearing down cultural barriers... Why?

Because cultural barriers were set up because of sin.

Remember the famous story of the Tower of Babel... it was human pride that caused God to confuse the people with different languages... the people separated to different parts of the world after that...

Hmm... that brings me to another thought... sometimes archaelogists wonder what happened to certain ethnic groups that seemed to have disappeared from the site... could it be that they just began speaking a different language and went their separate ways...

Oh my history is weak... but it's just a thought...

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Good morning!

My body is aching from a long day yesterday but still managed to get to work on time, with some encouragement from Benny. Although I feel optimistic and sunny inside, my eyes can hardly stay open and I feel so exhausted.

Just hope the day brightens up for me and that this will be a great weekend. I'll be on my way to JB soon and I can't help thinking about Kassim!! My favourite mamak - the place to sup!

Benny's got a speaking engagement at COP on Sunday, that's why we're headed to JB... but it'll be a good opportunity to check out the development around the Iskandar region, eat a few favourites and just learn to relax... I'm so tight with time because of my assignment, but I think I actually deserve the weekend off.

Tomorrow, we'll be rushing back to KL to make it in time for the FSCC launching... Have I mentioned yet that we're currently serving in this new FGA church? FSCC stands for FGA Serdang Community Centre. Well tomorrow's the official launching ceremony coupled with ji-bao-kai for dinner...

Then soon, it'll be Monday again - meaning work (which is not so bad) and spending the evening with Kerstin to finish up our assignment. GOD PLEASE HELP US!

I remember as a kid my mom used to tell me... Sara you have no brothers nor sisters, so make good friends.

Looking back, that simple statement must have made a huge impact on my life. With facebook taking up 35% of my online time, I realised that making and having friends have become a big part of my life. Eventhough I'm not the "remember-your-birthday" kind, I do put in considerable effort to maintain these relationships.

The most obvious indication of my priorities in terms of friendship is my ability to remember friends - even those from very early in my life. I may not recall every name, but I recall the impressions I had of them, certain mannerisms and believe it or not... I probably remember where they live too... not their phone numbers tho...

My memory serves me much better in this area than work-related information, what I learnt in school and places I've been to. I really think so.

But it was only while blogging today, that I was able to find that connection between this side of me and what my mom repeatedly told me as a child.

How astounding!

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

"O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:53-58 ESV

Doing my TAWG... I just realised that the main theme of this passage is talking about making the best of the rest of our lives...

What do I mean? Well, Christ was crucified and raised from the dead for the redemption of mankind... but see the "Therefore" in verse 58? It follows that knowing we are redeemed of God, we should be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord!

What a deep and solid truth, one that changes lives, one that gives purpose to living and one that I want to follow.