Church Service

The only time I've ever been to a church is to attend friend's wedding.
Can recalled three such occassions.

I was again invited to a church ... this time, not for a wedding, but for a friend's baptism.

I'm honoured to be invited and apart from my own unfamiliarity with the religion, I see no good reason not to attend just to lend support to this wonderful friend.

It was an eye opener for me. The church is big, clean and comfortable. The hymns they sing are easy to understand and soothing to the ears. I'm not a Christian (am a Buddhist) and I know nothing about the religion (ok, frankly, I dunno much about my own religion!) but I am a firm believer that it doesn't matter what religion one has, as long as the religion teaches one to do good, to be good. We should all learn to respect one another's religion and to co-exist peacefully. Its such a simple concept, but not sure why so many people out there just can't come to grips with this.

I can feel the sense of hope, faith, calm that the church service brings to the worshippers. Through the hymns, they seem to be recharged, to have found their solace and peace. Perhaps its the place, perhaps its the music ... but through this short session I somehow have a glimpse into why people would spend their Sunday mornings attending church. It probably helps them in many aspects ... to calm them down, to find answers in the daily grind ... to renew their faith, their strength to move on ?

At the start of the service, the pastor asked everyone to turn around to shake hands with the people around them and one man in front of me turned around, extended his hand and asked "Are you ready to receive God today?". I was stumped into silence ... errrr ... how to answer ah ? :P Thankfully my friend's friend who know me came to my rescue and told him that I was with my friend and the whole thing sort of fizzled out ... else it would have been tremendously embarrassing ... :P

And .... FIRST time in ACS compound. Its really nice and clean and big! Really a place for all the rich ! Their swimming pool! olympic size! How i wish I could just jump in for a few laps! :P

No wonder a colleague recently told me, getting their children into all these ivy league schools is really to establish contacts ... for their children, and for them. To allow their children to mingle with the future leaders and businessmen. -___-"

I'm not sure what to say to my friend who has found her path, and her religion. I'm very happy for her. Congratulations my dear friend *HUGZ*