Monday, April 09, 2007 / 4:52 PM
This easter meant more to me than i would have earlier imagined. For one, it was the first time i attended Easter vigil...painfully long..hahha...bt all for a good reason, Chubby gt baptised! Besides giving me a fierce and loyal best friend who is now a Catholic and can be my reminder when i stray, God gave me a good sermon. It's funny thinking about the sermon, because someone wanted to marry the priest who delivered it...Blasphemy!! Anyway, Father Luke Fong, a very charismatic and eloquent speaker gave his sermon about Easter and his words stuck.
He spoke about how the resurrection process in our lives may take a very long time to unfold, but many mini resurrections are happening everyday, as friendships and relationships are renewed. As our faith in Christ, in life is reinforced. As our hope and enthusiaism for our job, work, school is reaffirmed. It is so true....who among us can deny being burdened by the worries of work, financial and other personal reasons? Yet, joy is ours when we trust and have faith in the big daddy above, because he promised us he'll be there as long as we call on him. All it takes is for us to believe, and our burden will seem so much easier to bear...of coz, it is not instantaneous magic, but i can testify, that given time, he will show you how close and real he is, if only you keep your faith alive.
I felt an impetus to blog this entry also because i haven't been very encouraged at work...been losing that affirmation that i should be teaching...fearing also that i was not teaching the kids effectively....Like Pammie said...we as teachers have years to mould and perfect our skills, but these kids that come through our hands only have that one opportunity to learn....so it is a constant surge for perfection, perfection in catering to the students in class...It can be quite a daunting thought, it does seem like a veyr unforgiving industry, until i came across this passage in the lil red book that celia bought me...
It read: (and i dedicate this especially to all who are feeling the unforgiving nature of the working world sometimes): " To err is human...There are times when folks expect more of us and they are disappointed. We pray taht our bad examples do not lead little ones astray. Yet, it is reassuring, Lord, to remember that many sins are forgiven for those who love much. May those we serve bear our mistakes patiently. May they see throough our feeble efforts and realise it is you, Lord, taht is to be served unreservedly."
This short phrase really touched me, almost like god replying to my thoughts, just as i was worrying about what to teach for tomorrow..and yesh, we teachers aint perfect, as much as we try, experiment and learn. we can only pray, that our efforts and sincerity for the students and our job, can touch those we come into contact with and let them bear with our mistakes more patiently.
Anyway, its been a tiring but positive start to the week..its more than i can ask for and i know it's by angels' grace that i've survived today...still sleepy...but now that i've let out these thoughts, its back to work!!!
Have a great week..and i hope that your week will get better...just wanna say that you are in my prayers....especially Candy and her thesis in progress, chubby, caleb..xiaomei, xuan...fatty coach and his bz work schedule, Alien and princesses, Berdphile and peiling whom never fails to make me go into this "high" when i meet them...my dearest jolly mama, paranoid papa and my groovy lil sis and cousins!!
The Girl Inside
Michelle,
seeking the best in her, yet looking at her best days unfolding right before her at the same time.
contact her at: inspiremydance@hotmail.com
"It's not how hard you fall, but how hard you fight back."
Look at the stars, and not the reflection of the moon.
~endless time in the studio
~more cuppa time with dearlings
~travel more places
~dressing up
~getting that diver's license by 2009
