Quote from the High Priest

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me. He has sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, to preach release to captives, and to give sight to the blind; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of visitation of our God, to comfort all who mourn.

Greetings

Royal Priests are everywhere. Any believer of Jesus the Christ our Lord and Savior is called to priesthood. Any heart that is restless and breaks free in small bursts of grace, any soul that persists under pressure, any mind that ponders the vastness of the glory of God is a Royal Priest.

Not to take too much of the spotlight, but this blog is my part in the story, indeed The Greatest Story Ever Written - the story of God and mankind. Though the holy fire has been doused somewhat with my reunion with the world, the embers are here - with the hope that you, dear reader, might have enough to light your way. Remember, Our Lord is always with us...even in everyday moments. Nothing is so "real" that it loses its spiritual side. If you need anything, know that His Door is always open and His Light is always on. May God bless you always, my friend.

Answer the call, and begin the adventure of your life.

TRAINING: DAY THIRTEEN

Assessment Day! I got 90%. Oh, well. The important thing is, I was AIMING for 100%. Anyway...

We were supposed to get our salary today, so we waited for our ATM cards for a long time. When they finally arrived, we tried withdrawing our keep from a faraway bank. And another. And failed. Mind you, we spent a chunk of change to traverse the urban jungle. We'll try to lodge a complaint to the CEO tomorrow.

Day Thirteen. Even if God probably didn't want us to live on superstition, there is still an element of luck involved in life. Some people are just lucky, even if they don't know God. Some people are unlucky, since they know God - then chock it up to "trials" and "temptations" and whatever. But they're just unlucky, because the cycle of life is in the "down" mode.

Silver lining: The mass of trainees walking through the city together reminded me of a field trip; I got to spend more time with cool friends, and made new friends; I got to have fun chatting with the Compensation & Benefits department staff and share our woes together. That's the trick - always look for the silver lining.

Hopefully, God willing, I'll be talking about getting my salary tomorrow.

Royal References & Recommendations

  • Websites - Godsblogs.org, Godspeaks.com, Desiringgod.org, Multnomahbooks.com
  • Music - Jars of Clay, DC Talk, The Fighting Temptations OST, Don Moen, Ron Kenoly, Hillsong
  • Movies - The Passion of the Christ, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Barabbas, The Ten Commandments, The Gospel of John, The Prince of Egypt, Joseph: King of Dreams
  • Books - Experiencing The Heart of Jesus Books 1 & 2 by Max Lucado, The Pleasures of God by John Piper, The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren, God's Blogs by Lanny Donoho, Gods of Power by David M. Steyne