In Moments Like This

God the master of time, never gives the future. He gives only the present, moment by moment.

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  • Day 80 – Heavenly Grace

    Today was the Rite of Election. Born a cradle Catholic, I had never attended one. So I wondered about its significance. As 495 Catechumens from the North and West of the diocese gathered, I realised how much journeying had gone into this moment — how many conversations, doubts, questions were discussed. In total, about 1,300… Read more

  • Day 79 – Silence

    Why the desert? Because it is silent? There are no trees so there are no birds, no chirping. All I would hear in the desert would be silence. What will I do this season of Lent? What will I hear in the silence? Read more

  • Day 78 – Salt

    During the Lunar New Year and Lenten season, I reflect on the essence of salt. Salt of the earth. How to bring out God-flavours in this world. When You went about Your preaching and healing, what mattered more? Performing great acts that astonished the crowds? Or being present to the blind man You encountered? The… Read more

  • Day 77 – Season of Trust

    Yesterday we began the season of Lent. And yet, by dispensation, we continued to celebrate the Lunar New Year, welcoming family into our home. There was enough space to move about. Enough seats for everyone to sit comfortably. More food than we could eat. More help than we needed in the kitchen. You were led… Read more

  • Day 76 – We Have No Bread

    This morning I realised a whole lot of family would be descending on our home. During Chinese New Year, no one really makes an appointment. They simply show up — like an open house. My mother is now the matriarch of the clan. And in a Peranakan family, food is the centre of the gathering.… Read more