On my way to work, we were listening to NPR News and a man was narrating about how he survived cancer and how, many years later he lost his 14 Year old boy in an accident. And around this time my buddy changed the station. And he said, "I changed it cos he was talking about death!". And ofcourse, that made me think! Why are we afraid of death or even the though of it? Oh Yes, I understand that we part with the things that we hold dear in this earth, forever! But isnt more expected from people who are heaven-bound? Arent people who believe in the Risen Savior supposed to anxiously and earnestly look forward to the final exodus with sheer anticipation? But it does'nt happen, does it? No SIR, it don't! Why? Very simple! The trifling things of the 'NOW' are more important than the phenomenal things of the 'AFTER'!
Here is a poem I bumped into:
Afraid'
Of what'
To feel the spirit’s glad release,
To pass from pain to perfect peace,
The strife and strain of life to cease.
Afraid of that'
Afraid'
Of what'
Afraid to see the Savior’s face,
To hear his welcome and to trace
The glory gleaned from wounds of grace
Afraid of that'
Afraid'
Of what'
A flash, a crash
A pierced heart
Darkness!
Light!
Oh, heaven’s art!
A wound of His,
A counterpart
Afraid of that'
Afraid'
Of what'
To do by death what life could not
Baptize with blood a stony plot
Till souls shall blossom from this spot
Afraid of that'
E. H. Hamilton
Death is not extinguishing the light from the Christian; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. (Unknown)
Well, I need to admit, the Aussies are the best! No questions there! They came in as the best and they leave as the best! No losses at all! Phenomenal!
My heart cries out for the 33 who were killed and the many who were injured and their families in today's shooting in the campus of Virginia Tech University! Very very tragic! I pray that the good Lord will fill their hearts with peace and comfort!
Flip Flap what?? Well, don't try too hard, it is very simple. We all wear Flip-Flops to church and eat lotsa Flap-Jacks (pancakes) as a family! What a way to celebrate the Sunday after Easter Sunday! Sushil, Mena, Ranjit & Deepu already made it to the 9AM service (losers :)). So we are going to go early for the 10:45 and have breakfast with them! But, the only deal is it is going to be a lil' cold for Flip-Flops, but I think it will be fun!
Well I must admit, It was awesome to see the Mavs 'B' Team beat the Timberwolves by almost 20 pts. Makes you feel great about the 2007-2008 season! Barea is a very talented point guard! But will they triumph this year or repeat last season's insanity?? Well I guess we got to wait and see! But I say they do it this year! True, the Suns are tremendously good at their offense, but I think the Mavericks are better! And it is good to know that the Spurs are not a big threat to us anymore! So I say, Suns watch out, here comes the Mavericks!