Stay close to God for He is our strength

Angie has started work and it has been almost routine now since we got Bluey that I would drop her off at the train station and head down to St Luke's Church for mass. I miss those days back in Singapore where I try to go for weekday mass in the evenings. There's no evening weekday masses here in Perth, just the morning ones, at least for St Luke's church, which is at 905am. And only from Tuesday to Friday for that matter...

It was my first time attending weekday mass at St Luke's church yesterday and it was scattered with elderly folks. I seemed to be sticking out like a sore thumb... but I felt close to God. Anyway, I had a nice surprise today. As I was reciting the rosary, kneeling down at one of the pews, a troop of students from the primary school beside the church came marching into church. Soon, the whole church was filled with young kids, all decked in their blue school uniform. Hmm... Blue seems to the story this week...

Well, I was reminded of my school days back in Maris Stella High School, where we attended mass in the school chapel in the morning before lessons started. Or was it catechism lessons? My memory is failing me... Anyhow, it brought me back to my school days and I realised that back then I was programmed to stay close to God and that gave me strength to handle the trials of school. Just the tests and exams of course! I'm sure you guys would be familiar with that. Today, God continues to strengthen me as I stay close to Him. I am confident that He will grant me strength to see through my present situation.

Be my strength dear Lord as I cling onto you and make a way for me, for us... Amen!