Summer Training Programme has been good to me. It seems like everytime I appear, I somehow find something to take away, even if I'm in no mood to listen or receive.
Today's speaker was encouraging us, amongst other things, to make the Bible applicable to our daily lives. To consider issues that we are facing, ask ourselves, "What does the Bible say about that?", and then to go and look it up paryerfully. Then the Bible verses become relevant to your situation, and easier to remember too. It seems to make much more sense to me than trying to follow the arbitrary arrangement of the books in the Bible. Perhaps I will try this tomorrow.
Jul 15, 2009
two.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine one year my senior had a big crash while riding his bike on Ubin. Two days after the crash, his wrist and lower arm had swelled up pretty badly, so he went to the hospital to get it checked out. It was x-rayed for suspected fracture, and put in a cast as a precautionary measure.
Two days after that, they discovered that flesh-eating bacteria had gotten into his bloodstream. Initial reports from the hospital put the mortality rate at 50%.
After much prayer, and some 3 or 4 operations later, he's out of danger. Every op, they slice open his arm from fingertip to elbow to clean out the wound, before shutting the wound with staples. He's got about 50 staples in his hand at the moment, and will probably be scarred for life, but he's alive. He's got another op scheduled for friday.
I was visiting him today, when another friend of ours popped by to visit. She had just gone for a dental appointment in the hospital that morning, and while taking an X-ray to check for cavities, discovered a large tumour in her jaw. I think she's 21 this year. As of this moment, she's at NDC undergoing further X-rays, and she's got an op scheduled for friday afternoon.
I was sitting outside his ward with his girlfriend, ruminating over these events. It was shocking enough to be reminded of our own mortality hardly two weeks ago. Did we need another reminder so soon? Will our prayers be answered once again?
As we were sitting outside the ward thinking about these things, I saw a juvenile woodpecker investigating the tree outside the window, and a strange lizard making displays with a flap of skin below its jaw. It was nice.
Two days after that, they discovered that flesh-eating bacteria had gotten into his bloodstream. Initial reports from the hospital put the mortality rate at 50%.
After much prayer, and some 3 or 4 operations later, he's out of danger. Every op, they slice open his arm from fingertip to elbow to clean out the wound, before shutting the wound with staples. He's got about 50 staples in his hand at the moment, and will probably be scarred for life, but he's alive. He's got another op scheduled for friday.
I was visiting him today, when another friend of ours popped by to visit. She had just gone for a dental appointment in the hospital that morning, and while taking an X-ray to check for cavities, discovered a large tumour in her jaw. I think she's 21 this year. As of this moment, she's at NDC undergoing further X-rays, and she's got an op scheduled for friday afternoon.
I was sitting outside his ward with his girlfriend, ruminating over these events. It was shocking enough to be reminded of our own mortality hardly two weeks ago. Did we need another reminder so soon? Will our prayers be answered once again?
As we were sitting outside the ward thinking about these things, I saw a juvenile woodpecker investigating the tree outside the window, and a strange lizard making displays with a flap of skin below its jaw. It was nice.
Jul 14, 2009
"Make it your goal..."
"Make it your goal to read through the entire Bible..."
Something I heard someone share yesterday which got me thinking.
Somehow, taking this kind of a focused attitude towards bible-reading has never crossed my mind before. I've had some good experiences with goal-setting this break, so I'm thinking about using that on my christian education too...
Something I heard someone share yesterday which got me thinking.
Somehow, taking this kind of a focused attitude towards bible-reading has never crossed my mind before. I've had some good experiences with goal-setting this break, so I'm thinking about using that on my christian education too...
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