First, it was lunch with my best friend.
And then, I got showered with un-birthday presents for no apparent occasion. At first, I thought that the things were for my baby... but I opened up bags and bags of gorgeous clothes which are definitely not meant for babies - the prettiest things, hand-bags too - kindly given to me by a very gracious woman whom I have yet to thank profusely. It felt like Christmas all over again! (I probably won't need to buy anymore clothes for the next few years.) So touched and overwhelmed I was... that I actually despaired of opening up the final bag. It kinda reminded me of the hymn "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"... the part where you sing this:
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven
Feed me till I want no more...
Feed me till I want no more.
I began doubting if the clothes were meant for me. Like were the bags of clothes meant for someone else or something? Felt a little creepy even. Haha.
(My husband grinned and grinned, highly amused... as he watched me opening up the bags back home. I wonder what my facial expression was like...)
Something about Matthew 6:25-34 came alive to me today. Not just today of course... but I was reminded of the words of Jesus Christ, proven true over and over:
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
After lunch, I dropped by Gurney Plaza to look for crafting supplies - and bumped into Karen. We ended up having a long coffee-chat at Starbucks... which was fun, because I've always wanted to know this amazing lady pastor (superwoman wife and mother too) better.
I then found out from Karen that I could do my M.Th (Master of Theology) via correspondence with an American seminary if I wanted to (and if God wills)... which is fantabulous news, because it means that I won't need to travel all around the world to meet the course requirements, something that isn't quite feasible when you are married to a husband who is based in Penang and are a mother. Just write your papers from the home and have Skype meetings with your supervisors from time to time. Oh well, we will see how things go. All in God's time.
Finally, Dr. R emailed me to update me about the work that I am to join in after Chinese New Year at MBTS - and I found out that I will no longer need to worry about what I should eat for lunch everyday once I begin work at MBTS - because lunch will be provided free of charge.
So there you go... an awesome hump day, it was!
God, thank You.
I am... a blessed woman indeed.
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