the day of rest...

Woke up with a layer of cryst around my right eye on wednesday.. and it was yep, swollen! Sad.. the doc actually wanted to give me two days of mc (but sad to say, I've sorta max-ed out my medical leave due to my horrendous stomach flu earlier this year - left with only 1.5 days to last till 31 Dec now..), but just took one day off. Rested well at home.. and it was a great one hour in the presence of God in my living room.. and i was brought back to rembrance of what He spoke to me on Tues nite during choir prac.

sis belle got everyone of us to pray for one another - preferably someone you don't know.. aLright, we cheated a little, can't say I don't know amanda yuen. (haha was rather surprised that she uprooted her seat and came to sit with me.. - haha.. ren jian ren ai.. haha.. ) Hmmm frankly, i wasn't fluent in the words of encouragement said to her but it sure touched her heart - cuz.. tears were overflowing.. and confirmed with her that it was :) . And ya, similiarly, it was spot-on word in season for me.. (And definitely, she won't know what i'm going thru lo..)  enjoyed the presence of God.. very loved and encouraged..

Squeezed in two hours to work out in the gym.. Sigh, still can't hit 5km within 28min.. slowly but surely.. did that within 31.5min but think my calves were not warmed up..bad..bad.. did a couple of resistance machines but was rather put off by the "aftersmell" scent lingering from the rubberished portion of the machine.. - ya, bacteria infesting from the pespiration left by the incredible hulks who used the machine and never wiped off.. T_T"

Attended the adult choir's prac in the evening  .. it was a fun vocal warm-up session.. haPpie to see eileen there.. it was rather hilarious when Sofian tried to get us yawn deep.. :) and ya, i think i need to be more faithful and diligient with the warm ups (and i realised that I've sorta use my diaphragm wrong way for like the twenty years!!! T_T" ~ faint!!) Wonder should i continue kar-lar-feying after the Aug 18 performance.. cuz I really like the song they are singing for the Asian Conference. :)

hmmm let me get back to work now.. at least my two eyes aren't slitting anymore (after slabbing on the antibiotic gel into my eye!)

Isaiah 54
      1“Sing, O barren,
      You who have not borne!
      Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
      You who have not labored with child!
      For more are the children of the desolate
      Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.
       2 “ Enlarge the place of your tent,
      And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
      Do not spare;
      Lengthen your cords,
      And strengthen your stakes.
       3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
      And your descendants will inherit the nations,
      And make the desolate cities inhabited.
       4 “ Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
      Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
      For you will forget the shame of your youth,
      And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
       5 For your Maker is your husband,
      The LORD of hosts is His name;
      And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
      He is called the God of the whole earth.
       6 For the LORD has called you
      Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
      Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
      Says your God.
       7 “ For a mere moment I have forsaken you,
      But with great mercies I will gather you.
       8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
      But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
      Says the LORD, your Redeemer.
       9 “ For this is like the waters of Noah to Me;
      For as I have sworn
      That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
      So have I sworn
      That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
       10 For the mountains shall depart
      And the hills be removed,
      But My kindness shall not depart from you,
      Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
      Says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
       11 “ O you afflicted one,
      Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
      Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
      And lay your foundations with sapphires.
       12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
      Your gates of crystal,
      And all your walls of precious stones.
       13 All your children shall be taught by the LORD,
      And great shall be the peace of your children.
       14 In righteousness you shall be established;
      You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
      And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
       15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
      Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.
       16 “ Behold, I have created the blacksmith
      Who blows the coals in the fire,
      Who brings forth an instrument for his work;
      And I have created the spoiler to destroy.
       17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
      And every tongue which rises against you in judgment
      You shall condemn.
      This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
      And their righteousness is from Me,”
      Says the LORD.