You Laid Aside Your Majesty
Noel Richards
You laid aside your majesty
gave up everything for me
suffered at the hands
of those You had created
You took all my guilt and shame
when You died and rose again
now today you reign
in heaven and earth exalted
CHORUS:
i really want to worship you, my Lord
You have won my heart and i am Yours
for ever and ever, i will love you
You are the only one who died me
gave Your life to set me free
so i lift my voice to You in adoration
mind-boggling indeed
King of kings, Lord of lords, prince of peace,...
yet allowed Yourself to be clothed in human skin
to be vulnerable,
to suffer injustice,
to be restricted in time & space,
to be away from the Father, away from the intimacy of the Holy Trinity
You showed us what it meant to be fully alive
yet humbled Yourself to the point of death,
death on the cross, the most cruel form of punishment inflicted in the history of mankind
why would You want to do that?
is the human race really worth the effort?
i will never be able to fully understand...
Monday, July 23, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
A tribute to Mrs. Rita Leicester
A tribute to Mrs. Rita Leicester
Last week, i was looking at obituary section of the straits times. i saw a notice put up by the family of the late Mrs. Rita Leicester thanking all who were at her funeral. At that moment, my heart somehow felt a sense of loss. Quickly, i went through the newspapers to trace back her obituary, which i did quite easily (considering i have six weeks worth of backdated newspapers, but that is another story altogether). She went home to be with the Lord on 28 Jun 2007 at the age of 64. I wished i had seen the obituary earlier. i wished i had a chance to be at the wake or funeral. i wished i have given her a call earlier in the year. i wished... The only comfort is that i will still be able to see her again some day when i go home to be with the Lord.
The late Mrs. Leicester was my art teacher in TJ. i was a science student, and in those days if you were a science student you were not allowed to do art. But Mrs. Leicester joined TJ in the year i was repeating my 1st year. She changed this rule completely. Because of her, i am able to do art in science stream. Not only that, i get to do four A-level subjects (art being my 4th subject) instead of three (all repeat students can only do 3 subj in my time). As i reflected, the Lord had really used her to change the course of my life. If she had never come into my life, i would most probably be doing engineering or some scientific or mathematical kind of job.
She was an inspiring teacher. Though during my days in TJ, sometimes her artistic nature and temperament drove me nuts, she was still a fantastic teacher. She taught well. She was the teacher who taught me how to paint batik from scratch. Most art students already knew the craft as they were O-level art students. Though i may not be as good as many of my art classmates, never did i feel inferior because she never compare me with them.
She gave her students lots of freedom. She trusted us a lot. Every week she would set the tasks, and allowed us to come into the art room as and when we like to complete the tasks. She understood that we all loved art and we all have other subjects and ccas to cope with. With this, it meant that she had to be in the art room for longer hours so that she would "bump" into us at least once a week to sit down and evaluate our progress with us. However, she would still do it and this gave me time and space to balance my life.
Though I graduated from TJ, she never graduated me out of her student list. She remembered me by name. When I became an art teacher, and was unsure about guiding my students O-level art projects. She had retired by then, though she still continued to teach some enrichment art classes. She needed not do it, but she came to my school to help me. She spent an afternoon going through all the projects (almost 40 pcs) and explaining what i could do to help each student. For that, i am deeply grateful for what she had done in my life.
After i left teaching, i bumped into her one day at the entrance of St Hilda's Sec a few years back. She was teaching batik to the students there. She invited me to teach alongside with her in her enrichment classes to which i did not take up her invitation.
She has lived a full life. I thank God for her devotion to her work and her love for her students. I have been greatly blessed. What would my life be like if our paths never crossed...
Last week, i was looking at obituary section of the straits times. i saw a notice put up by the family of the late Mrs. Rita Leicester thanking all who were at her funeral. At that moment, my heart somehow felt a sense of loss. Quickly, i went through the newspapers to trace back her obituary, which i did quite easily (considering i have six weeks worth of backdated newspapers, but that is another story altogether). She went home to be with the Lord on 28 Jun 2007 at the age of 64. I wished i had seen the obituary earlier. i wished i had a chance to be at the wake or funeral. i wished i have given her a call earlier in the year. i wished... The only comfort is that i will still be able to see her again some day when i go home to be with the Lord.
The late Mrs. Leicester was my art teacher in TJ. i was a science student, and in those days if you were a science student you were not allowed to do art. But Mrs. Leicester joined TJ in the year i was repeating my 1st year. She changed this rule completely. Because of her, i am able to do art in science stream. Not only that, i get to do four A-level subjects (art being my 4th subject) instead of three (all repeat students can only do 3 subj in my time). As i reflected, the Lord had really used her to change the course of my life. If she had never come into my life, i would most probably be doing engineering or some scientific or mathematical kind of job.
She was an inspiring teacher. Though during my days in TJ, sometimes her artistic nature and temperament drove me nuts, she was still a fantastic teacher. She taught well. She was the teacher who taught me how to paint batik from scratch. Most art students already knew the craft as they were O-level art students. Though i may not be as good as many of my art classmates, never did i feel inferior because she never compare me with them.
She gave her students lots of freedom. She trusted us a lot. Every week she would set the tasks, and allowed us to come into the art room as and when we like to complete the tasks. She understood that we all loved art and we all have other subjects and ccas to cope with. With this, it meant that she had to be in the art room for longer hours so that she would "bump" into us at least once a week to sit down and evaluate our progress with us. However, she would still do it and this gave me time and space to balance my life.
Though I graduated from TJ, she never graduated me out of her student list. She remembered me by name. When I became an art teacher, and was unsure about guiding my students O-level art projects. She had retired by then, though she still continued to teach some enrichment art classes. She needed not do it, but she came to my school to help me. She spent an afternoon going through all the projects (almost 40 pcs) and explaining what i could do to help each student. For that, i am deeply grateful for what she had done in my life.
After i left teaching, i bumped into her one day at the entrance of St Hilda's Sec a few years back. She was teaching batik to the students there. She invited me to teach alongside with her in her enrichment classes to which i did not take up her invitation.
She has lived a full life. I thank God for her devotion to her work and her love for her students. I have been greatly blessed. What would my life be like if our paths never crossed...
Sunday, June 03, 2007
School Hols!
Thank God for school hols!
since the end of my NT2 exams, i've been tidying up my home a bit at a time.
borrowed 2 books on packing n organising from the library. they were an inspiration.
hopefully my home will be a very different place (more warm & welcoming) before my new school term begins. i've also managed to bake and cook. it is so therapeutic to indulge in a passion. :-)
another thing that i managed to do is to bring daniel and anna to the bird park. altho entrance fee was rather costly, it was fun. totally enjoyable and fulfilling. as we slowly take time to marvel at His creation, daniel also did some sketching. the wet playground is the best. daniel and anna got themselves soakingly wet. din manage to take many fotos, camera batteries died after 2 or 3 shots. sigh...
As of now, i'm looking forward to family camp later today till 6 May. My in-laws will be there. May the Lord use this camp and church members to reach out to them. I'm praying that they will not hesitate anymore, and respond to His love.
since the end of my NT2 exams, i've been tidying up my home a bit at a time.
borrowed 2 books on packing n organising from the library. they were an inspiration.
hopefully my home will be a very different place (more warm & welcoming) before my new school term begins. i've also managed to bake and cook. it is so therapeutic to indulge in a passion. :-)
another thing that i managed to do is to bring daniel and anna to the bird park. altho entrance fee was rather costly, it was fun. totally enjoyable and fulfilling. as we slowly take time to marvel at His creation, daniel also did some sketching. the wet playground is the best. daniel and anna got themselves soakingly wet. din manage to take many fotos, camera batteries died after 2 or 3 shots. sigh...
As of now, i'm looking forward to family camp later today till 6 May. My in-laws will be there. May the Lord use this camp and church members to reach out to them. I'm praying that they will not hesitate anymore, and respond to His love.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Feet Washing
it was a memorable Maundy Thursday.
i washed my mom's feet and she washed my feet.
it was a very special experience.
it would not have happened without God.
never would i have imagined that this would happen a year ago.
God is just so amazing!
thro this i was reminded of how my mom (when she was still a pre-believer) had shown me unconditional love.
the Lord reminded me of her great love for me and the sacrifices she made.
all these had actually enabled me to received His love early in my life.
i'm so blessed.
i washed my mom's feet and she washed my feet.
it was a very special experience.
it would not have happened without God.
never would i have imagined that this would happen a year ago.
God is just so amazing!
thro this i was reminded of how my mom (when she was still a pre-believer) had shown me unconditional love.
the Lord reminded me of her great love for me and the sacrifices she made.
all these had actually enabled me to received His love early in my life.
i'm so blessed.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
learning to trust God - a lifelong process
just as i thought i have learnt to trust God more,
i realise i'm a beginner at a new level of faith.
God is love, perfect, all-knowing, all-powerful,
all-sufficient, glorious, faithful, yet just and righteous.
what more can i ask?
what more to fear?
dear God, teach me to express this knowledge in all ways of my life...
i realise i'm a beginner at a new level of faith.
God is love, perfect, all-knowing, all-powerful,
all-sufficient, glorious, faithful, yet just and righteous.
what more can i ask?
what more to fear?
dear God, teach me to express this knowledge in all ways of my life...
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Blessed New Year
Blessed New Year Everybody!
Floral arrangement by SACC member, Ang Chew Kim (2006)
Thank you for all your love and support throughout this year (",)
Most of all, may all the glory and honour be unto God our Father.
Most of all, may all the glory and honour be unto God our Father.
I want to thank God for His protection over little Daniel today. Being the first day of the Lunar New Year, we were visiting my aunty. Daniel, enjoying his lunch of noodles, tried to take a sip from his glass of water. All we heard was a loud crash and Daniel crying really loud. When I turned, I saw him covering his left eye with his hands. Apparently, the glass had slipped off his hand and fell to the floor. Immediately, we rushed to him and try to find out if bits of glass had flown into his eye. As I comfort him, my uncle also attended to him, while my aunty tried to clear the area of the glass pieces had shattered all over the floor. My father quickly grabbed toddler Anna away from the area. Still crying, Daniel said that something had hit his eye and it was rather painful. Thank God, he was able to open his eye for us to examine. Thank God, as we probed further, he said that he did not feel anything stuck in his eye. His eye also looked pretty normal and he is able to see clearly. This is really God's protection and blessing upon him.
When he was crying and covering his eye, my heart really dropped. At that instant, I was really scared that my family might have to spend the rest of the day at a hospital or something. But not for long, somehow anxiety did not overwhelm me but a sense of peace prevailed over my heart (Though I do not know why at that moment, I know it is from God. For He had promised peace beyond human understanding). Indeed, God has worked in His own miraculous way to show the family (especially my father) of His reality. Daniel spent the rest of the day happily playing with his cousins because of God's protection over him.
From this incident, I am reminded once again of God's love and He really loves the little children (it's real, and not just plain lyrics of some children sunday school song).
Thank you once again, my dearest heavenly Father. May all the glory be unto You!
Thank you once again, my dearest heavenly Father. May all the glory be unto You!
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Learning to trust God more
Dear God,
I know You are always in control. Even when things do not seem to go my way, or the way it should be in my opinion, You are still in control and they are still within Your will. Teach me to trust You more each day. Shape me to be more like Christ each day.
I know You are always in control. Even when things do not seem to go my way, or the way it should be in my opinion, You are still in control and they are still within Your will. Teach me to trust You more each day. Shape me to be more like Christ each day.
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