Letting go of ego (in life and in ministry)
A decade ago when I left my doctoral studies to enter full-time ministry, it took a lot of letting go of ego […]
40
I turned 40 today with joy. I am happy to grow older. I have always been happy to grow older. Oh there’s […]
Bless the little ones
Is there anything more delightful and healing than the innocence of pure love? It has been two days and I am still […]
Off the pedestal and into the soil
Humility is a rare virtue among the accomplished. It is also rare among the spiritually converted. There seems to be built deep into […]
So this is me…
As I reflected on what 2015 has meant to me, I realised that this is the year that I reaped the fruits […]
Paschal Mystery
There comes a time in life when we will give thanks not only for the things that hold us together, but for the […]
The God of Stumbles and Falls
You know the popular question that people have, “If God is a loving God, why does He allow suffering?” Well, I thought I had gone past asking that question until recently when I discovered that I am still struggling with it in a different form. The question I ask is, “If God loves His children so much, why does He let them screw up their lives?” At 35 years old, I have lived enough years to see people of my generation bear the painful […]
Ann Cassandra
For years I had regretted the choice of my Confirmation name. At 14, I had felt that my baptism name ‘Ann’ was too plain. I wanted my Confirmation name to make my name more… romantic. And that’s why I chose Cassandra. I thought ‘Ann Cassandra’ had a nice ring to it. As I grew older, I became embarrassed about the frivolous, romantic name. And so it was that my Confirmation name had been a closely guarded secret for years. But recently, I […]
Ms. Goody-2-Shoes
‘Goody-2-shoes’ is a phrase I have heard often in my life. Whether uttered in derision or affection, this name has always made me cringe inwardly. To my ears, this term is often synonymous with stick-in-the-mud, inflexible, uncool, and just plain boring. It’s true that I hardly drink, I have never smoked, I have never gone clubbing, I married my first boyfriend, and I am painfully honest and responsible (most of the time). On the other hand, in spite of my ‘goody’ self, […]
God's love song
I woke up today feeling a little under the weather. My husband informs me with a smile that he has a meeting at MINDEF in the morning and can drop me off at the doorstep of my office. As I started work, I began to have a throbbing, splitting headache that grew steadily worse. My colleague offered to take over my task for the day so that I could go home and rest. As I walked out of church, wondering what to […]
