Group 19/12/2007

Dear family.....


Wishing my dear family a happy and prosperous New Year... May the Lord Almighty bless you all in this 2008,as He has been doing since time immemorial...
The group of 19th dec,the last prayer meeting of 2007, was led by Arun(S7L) and Jeffie(S7L), centered on the theme "Rejoice always,'cos you are in His mighty hands"...Being the last prayer meeting of the year and due to the ongoing uni exams, the group was filled with a special spirit..The group started off with the usual songs and an action song "I wanna clap,clap,clap"....The action song was followed by a brief outline of the history of Taize...The praise and worship was in the Taize form...Truly an amazing experience to all....

The word sharing was based on the passage 1 Thesslonaians 5:16-... After reading of the Holy Bible,everyone were paired with their neighbour and asked to share the insights among them...After the 'pair sharing', a few of them came forward and shared what they had shared in the pair.... The key insights included that we ought to respect our authorities and elders, as is mentioned in the scriptures...The classic hobby of a student, that is to ridicule his/her teacher , is not what God expects from them...Also the will of God for us is to always rejoice,pray without ceasing and give thanks to God in all circumstances.... Suppose we have a cabinet minster as our elder brother,do we have to worry about all the troubles encountered in our daily lives?...No, we just have to use position and power of our brother..So then why do we make a fuss over silly matters, even when we have Jesus,the king of kings ,as our dear brother and Saviour?.... God has called each one of us into His glory,majesty and richness... All it takes is the supreme faith and commitment to Him, to partake in His glory.If He has died, its for us to live.... So rejoice alwayz....

After the Word sharing, all of us sang out together "Our God is an awesome God..."... Before winding up, each one of the earlier pairs were designated as the Christmas friends for this season... A new concept, I guess.... After this, everyone departed, wishing a merry Christmas to all....

With luv and prayers,
Jeffie John Parackal


"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".
Phil 4:13