Sometimes I feel a little strange praying to you because of an exam. It doesn't really seem all that significant when you consider the "big picture." But right now, the test looms so large that it is all I can see before me.
I pray to you for three things: - the strength to handle the pressure that I feel, - the confidence to feel secure in my knowledge and preparation, - and the ability to keep an appropriate perspective on it all. Help me to keep in mind what is really important, even as I focus all of my time and energy on this test in the immediate future. Amen
Some of you may use mind maps in preparing for exams - in this brief video, Tony Buzan tells how he came across 'mind maps' while preparing for exams...
Though the supposed rapture had come and gone already, I'd like to thanks to Jacob T who shared this very pastoral article byTimothy Dalrymple, please read it if you found yourself troubled by what did - or did not - happen :
Some people obvioulsy not too phased by the prediction....
The positive side, is that for some of us, it made us think about our mortality and 'what if' we knew we going to die within 24 hours. It's sometimes a healthy excercise to put things into perspective.
I'll leave you with two verses:
Matthew 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."
1 Thessalonians 5:2: "for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night."
