When I survey the wondrous crossOn which the Prince of glory died,My richest gain I count but loss,And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,Save in the death of Christ my God!All the vain things that charm me most,I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,Sorrow and love flow mingled down!Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were a present far too small;Love so amazing, so divine,Demands my soul, my life, my all.

End of the journey.....

Three years have past very fast…..and now I’m in the final stage of my journey in STM. Almost done with my thesis, another 4 papers to clear for this semester….technically speaking another 12 weeks of class and that’s all about it. God willing, I’ll be graduating with my M.Div on the 20th October 2007.

However, as I was preparing a sermon for next Friday chapel, I realized that my actual journey will only begin once I graduate. It is another phase in life and my personal journey with the Lord. I notice that nothing will be promising….except for eternity. I also realized that ministry is not going to be ‘a bed of roses’. In fact, it is going to be a thorny path which I need to travel everyday solely depending on God’s grace. I pray that God will prepare me that I will endure all things for His Glory. That i will grow in my faith and be prepared to confess like the apostle Paul, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain". Philippians 1:21