Sunday, February 05, 2006

Something's happening here

predicatable guy as I am as my professor friend Dr. Bong dela fuente would call me - a creature of habit, i am not comfortable with the unsafe and unknown. As a minister i prefer having a smooth service with a clear end. This was not so in our church for the last two Sundays. There's something we cannot define is happening. I go back to what we call brokenness. Something easier to detect than define. Somehow i want define it now..... remember i dont like unclear direction.

The Lord broke our format for that sunday service. i just read passage from the bible that talks about the mouth and the heart. Psalm 19:14 hit me hard. " my the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable to You. My rock and redeemer" I was not able to preach honestly it was more of reading the word to the congregation than preaching. We ended in sobs and kneeling before the Lord in prayer asking for mercy and grace on how we have in many ways misused the the tongue to lacerete people's heart than build them. As a good friend have observed God has broken our foramat hopefully our hearts too" Lord make us desire being broken for you. Today i have officiated communion as a broken man, so helpless so needy of grace and mercy so needy of God! Something is happening here...... perhaps God is doing something He alone can do! Sweet brokenness!

2 Comments:

Blogger Bong said...

beautifully written, pt!

i miss our routines - breakfast at mercorner, steaks at ilustrado ("i'm eating pastor tan's leftovers").

1:09 PM  
Blogger arneltan said...

Hi bong im really a creature of habit its only now that i read your comment. we really had good memories no. God bless you thanks for taking time to read my blog

12:36 PM  

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