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Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 7:01 AM
Hey C2!
Oh my, it’s been soooooooo long since I last posted. Joanc here by the way.

This song is really sweet. Where we belong – Hillsong.


There is no height or depth
neither life nor death
That can take me from all that I find
Here now in Your glory Lord

No others powers or love
The things of now or to come
There's nothing on earth in this life
That could ever separate us Lord

Your love is never ending
To Your hands we surrender
Where all our sins are washed away
Your grace beyond reason
Has paid for our freedom
We're made alive in You

We run to Your throne
Where we belong
Every heart will sing
That Jesus is Lord
Casting all else aside
For the joy of our Christ
Let Your glory fall
Our hearts are filled with Your fire

Everytime I listen to it I really feel so. Woo! Shiok.

Anyway, I’m listening to Casting Crowns disc now and I have 2 songs I feel are for C2. (: Do read the lyrics, and search for the audio online. (Casting Crowns rock!)

Casting Crowns –If We Are The Body

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in
Trying to fade into the faces
The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

But if we are the Body
Why aren't His arms reaching
Why aren't His hands healing
Why aren't His words teaching
And if we are the Body
Why aren't His feet going
Why is His love not showing them there is a way
There is a way

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat
And quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgmental glances tells him that his chances
Are better out on the road

Jesus paid much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the Body of Christ

This song makes me reflect on the way I’ve been living as a Christian. Are we really reflecting Christ in our actions and speech? How are we treating the people around us? The way we treat others is a way of reflecting Christ. And if we are not careful, we portray a wrong and negative image of Christ.

Casting Crowns - What if his people prayed

What if the armies of the Lord
Picked up and dusted off their swords
Vowed to set the captives free
And not let satan have one more

What if the Church, for heaven's sake
Finally stepped up to the plate
Took a stand upon God's promise
And stormed hell's rusty gates


What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His faith, yeah
And turn from their old ways

And what would happen if we prayed
For those raised up to lead the way
Then maybe kids in school could pray
And unborn children see light of day

What if the life that we pursue
Came from a hunger for the truth
What if the family turned to Jesus
Stopped asking Oprah what to do

What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His face yeah
And turn from their own way
Chorus II:
He said that He would hear
His promise has been made
He'll answer loud and clear, yeah
If only we would pray

If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray

For this song, it just reminds me about the power of prayer. (:

Okay. I’m sitting on the floor with my laptop on the sofa, and a bowl of (seedless, nice!) grapes on my left.
Some of us are on tinychat.com :D Hee hee.

I finished the bowl of grapes. :D

Alright.
Honestly I was quite sad that camp had to end that way. I was really looking forward to the no lights out part, and that we could stay up and talk, and all the fun lah.
I didn’t know what to feel. But wah when I got home, it sank in and I realised: Okay. Camp is over. No ML svc tomo. I’m at home now and I have to stay at home for the coming week. Okay………………….
And I felt really lousy. Haha. What a way to end a camp…..
I never thought I’d ever be quarantined or this would happen to people so close. Woo scary.
Just now I saw Sean Kong’s pm: Suddenly “pigs can fly, swine flew” isn’t so funny anymore.
And I felt emo. Hahahahah. I was playing a lot with the masks this holidays, like in Leaders Camp and other stuff. And now I actually have to use it for some real purpose.

But anyhow, I’m actually glad this happened. It’s a blessing in disguise.
Like for one, I learnt that it really isn’t funny, and I cannot take it lightly. Next time if another epidemic strikes I’m definitely gna be careful.
Also, I learnt that if any of our cell members are sick in the future (esp during an ongoing epidemic), ask them to go home. Hahahha.

As for our cell right, I actually think this is bonding us.
All the msgs we exchange and that go around, the concern is so genuine. I can really feel the love. I’m really touched. (:
Yeah, no doubt things are happening way different from what we expected or what we want, but I remember Wednesday evening when Persis Benton and I met to pray for camp.
We told God that we want it to be His camp, not ours. And we surrendered any notion of what an ideal camp should be like, we wanted it to be GOD’s ideal camp, not OURS.
It sounds freaky to say that the way things have turned out is God’s ideal camp, but it definitely is God’s plan.
But in God’s plan, as long as we stay on God’s side, we will emerge as victors. No matter how gruelling the process may be.

I’m thinking about end times. I talked to Daphne about this just now.
I think this is something like a training lah, for end times. End times will be much worse, but yeah.
It’s like, in the middle of a powerpacked church camp, where we are hearing from God and receiving stuff, growing, having fun, bonding, suddenly it’s all stopped. Church svc is cancelled, we are ordered to go home and stay at home.
It’s like... I don’t know how to say it lah but. Okay nevermind. I shall share it on Saturday instead, after I’ve thought it through properly. Hahaha. I’m so disoriented.

Oh yes and one more thing. Okay because I have exams after June hols, and I haven’t touched my books. Except 1 chapter of Phy and 1 chapter of econs. So I don’t have time to study. To me, this whole quarantine thing is like God telling me:
See, you don’t want to study right, complain no time right, now I give you time. SO STUDY.
Hahahaha. Okay…. But I’ve been using the past few days to catch up on my sleep. It feels awesome.

Alright, so everyone, please take care! Please continue praying for Able. (: We have to fill those bowls.

LOVE YAL.
I’m really missing all of you like crazy. Take care!