Sat was a relaxing day.

Slept like a log, thus skipped my meeting. Anyway, so I was about to go to ccp pub, but then I saw the dark clouds.Thus I said, if rain heavily EXACTLY on bedok inter, I will go ccp, if the sky is clear the when I step onto the bus stop, I will go sat service.

So it was a heavy sudden downpour, EXACTLY at bedok inter, so I got out at the next top since I was on 67, to head to ccp, but the rain stopped...... and 24 didnt appear for 15 mins! and 222 passed me twice. So on the next 222, I boarded to church.

So that day's sermon is about grace,
about loving grace, not doing grace, but LOVE grace
Taken from Micah 6:8, about do just, love grace, walk humble

The service started off with the Alabaster Jar,and Judas claimed it could be used for greater purpose, and Jesus rebuked him.What this meant is the intention,the woman's intention is to give all she can afford.

So that msg is about giving all to Jesus. Then, the service transits into the first church, on the chapter of acts, where the church do acts of kindness to the community, esp to the poor. "Therefore I command you" appeared at Matthew to make disciples, and also appeared at Deuteronomy to be openhanded to the poor among the community. This was what the first church did.

So there were examples from YWAM movement, where they go onto the streets of Geylang to save people, just as what the first church did, they do not grow by evangelism but mainly by worshiping with their lives, their hearts, to care for the poor, give to the community, lending their listening ear. Really amazed by their willingness to go through all these, they can waste alot of efforts, many in vain, and do not reap the best transformation testimonies, but they didnt give up, because....... it's about how much would you willing to waste, for a greater glory? 3 steps forward and one step back, 5 steps forward and 10 steps back, how many efforts are wasting away? but there endured on, and that made me think, about how I give up easily on people. 

So after the sermon, my questions were, the first church "sold possessions" to give to poor, but who are the buyers? If the world is that way, to sell, creating supplies, who were to buy? And if all practice this socialism, would it hinder progression, compromise growth, halt productivity?

Nonetheless, it was an interesting sermon, cuz I dont think I learn much from YC thus services suits me more.

Sun, wushu as usual, then accompanied mum to art science museum, then find dq, along the way came across wonderful designs by NUS at library, and then eat good food around town, esp the chicken rice stall besides toy museum which I havent eat before.

Anyway, lately a trainee was talking to me about quitting at end of year. Somehow, dont know what to say larh. Cuz when I strike the deal with sx, 3 conditions, one is to commit, 2 is actually to pass down the style to the next generation. Dont think that will be happening.

Guess sx would be really disappointed in the end. He tried so hard, to learn various styles, to transfer to trainees so that there would be a passing on culture, and that compromises his mastery on his own style, and then all he see is people not turning up for training, lots of disruptions here and there, not putting in efforts, laziness, no passion. Sux to be him.

Well, guess we should be glad that at least got trainees, it was left with the 4 of us, and we managed to expand it till now. Oh well, after all, alot of the work is done by "trials" to attract trainees to come anyway, supposed to be no strings attached, so after all guess its about passion and bonding. When they had not establish the kind of bond we 4 had last time, hard to get them to be passionate and willing to bring up the culture. 

CL is our last hope to pass on the tradition.
If he fails.....
Our traditions would be gone for good.......
=(
5000 years of culture and tradition,
guess the society moved on,
this is called cultural lag,
when the non-material culture couldnt catch up with the material culture
then comes distillation, and finally extinction......

One day, the oldest will fade away, 
for the new ones to rejuvenate the energy......
sometimes I wonder if there is a need for my such persistence.......