New Year, New Beginning

To start with this entry and on behalf of the Men's Ministry team, I wish all readers out there, a Happy Blessed New Year!

I had a great time playing games at Pit Stop Cafe, with my girlfriend and my sub-d brothers and sisters. There were new visitors who were introduced and joined in the fun as we anxiously waited for 2009 to pass and to usher 2010, in the midst of fireworks, laughter, well-wishes, cheers and loads of fun.

Just a few hours ago before going to the sub-d event, my girlfriend and I met up to share our reflections for 2009 and to put up resolutions for 2010. One of them was to listen more closely to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Acting upon the voice of God is easier said than done, but this does not mean I (or we) have to give up discerning what is His voice and what is not. Another resolution was to empathise with people and to feel what they feel. To build relationships with others, I would have to stop engaging people "head-to-head", but more on "heart-to-heart". To "end" my 2009 before the sub-d countdown event, my girlfriend and I committed all our resolutions into prayers, putting our trust in God to materialise them in the new year...