VirtuaLife

Ever since those halcyon days of worship ministry in COC, or the mind-numbing nadirs of AIESEC life, I have never felt such an urgency.

An urgency for God, that is.

Today after work I decided to administer a little spiritual tonic to myself. with several hours to burn I decided to finish off a self-directed study on the Christology of Christ, in response to a certain Adam Pastor who commented on this blog a while back. So I went to search the online catalogue for books that both supported and rejected the beliefs of Trinitarian Christianity.

As I was searching, one of the workmates came over - let's call him Q. Q has a hearing difficulty which makes communication hairy at the best of times. In the past 3 month I have been working thus far, we have only acknowledged each other in the shyest of fashions - a barely visible flicker of the eyes followed by a wave.

But today, as Q walked past me something caught his eye. He came back for a second look. Thinking he needed the computer to print out timesheets, I gestured for him to take my place. He waved me off, but a big grin almost split his gentle face in two. He waggled his eyebrows at me and continues staring at the screen. I turned to see what he might have been looking at.

At the centre of the screen was the title 'Understanding Jesus'.

It took a while of reflection, but God finally spoke to me; in the same way that wind gently rustles the bullrushes, God posed a whispered challenge; "Seek and they shall find - even the deaf shall hear my message. I am as relevant today as I ever was. Are you ready to sow and reap?"

Every single time after that Q ran into me (on a different computer this time because I was typing up my document surroundided by piles of books) he would give a big smile and a hearty wave. So... uncharacteristic. And unexpected. All because... he saw something on my computer screen. Or did he see someone?

God moves in mysterious ways. And we need to be prepared to move with Him. And let me tell you, there is nothing sweeter than being able to testify how God, in His infinite wisdom, is initiating heartchange in the lives of precious ones around me. I have two weeks left in the library. What a romance it would be to leave God as my legacy in this place!

In Faith, Hope and Love!