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I've been challenged time and again these few days to do just that. The first half of my last lesson with the sports class was excruciating... but I guess none of them would have spared a thought. Haha... Well.

Their class average for assignments and projects dipped into the sub pass region... an indication that more than half the class did not hand in their work.

The excuses of competition periods have long become invalid ever since competitions ended one to two weeks ago. What's being communicated through their inaction is simply an attitude of apathy... but I supressed all the scolding in the end, because it will be unfair to those individual few who actually paid attention.

But you know those times you really felt so pent up you wanted to let out a few tears? Haha... nearly did. Somehow I'm reminded that there are those who're still listening... and so I taught on, contemplating if I should go on with the phototaking in the end.

Finished with the class photo taking... on to the individual shots. Haha yeah. Decided to take individual shots this year... as to what I'll do with those shots, I'm still deciding. One thing's for sure - at least now I'll get the chance to tag names to their faces. It's in the phototakings that I remembered hey... you take those issues aside, they're pretty much a good bunch of guys. And as I walked back to the staff room, it dawned on me that I've always been exposed to their kind for the past few years back in WEB. Haha... I told them if I were to be able to take a form class out of the seven, I would have chosen their class. Not because I want to die... but looking at track records of how people do change... I think it would have been a worthwhile time spent with them.

This journey with God... not knowing what comes next but trusting that He has everything in His sovereign hands till heaven comes... shall do just that. :)

(an afterthought)

If God counts the issues (sin) in my life and makes it part of an entire person's evaluation, I doubt that I can pass off as being lovable.

Yet the Bible says He loves me with an everlasting love. He says that He loves me much to die for me so that I may be saved from eternal damnation in hell when the day comes. The breadth and depth of God's love for each of us... it's something that no one can ever fathom fully. It's so easy to run away from problematic people - I myself have done so so many times - avoiding those who've caused hurt to me, distancing myself from those who tend to step on my feet.

God ran too...

He ran to us.

He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise when God ran...

WHEN GOD RAN
by Phillips, Craig & Dean

Almighty God,
the great I am
Immovable rock,
omnipotent, powerful,
awesome Lord
Victorious warrior,
commanding King of Kings
Mighty conqueror,
and the only time
the only time I ever saw Him run

CHORUS:
Was when He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home
I knew I'd broken His heart
And I wondered then if
things could ever be the same
Then one night
I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road
ahead I could see
It was the only time -
it was the only time I ever saw Him run

And then He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise
as He brought me to my knees
When God ran - I saw Him run to me

BRIDGE:
I was so ashamed,
all alone and so far away
But now I know
He's been waiting for this day

I saw Him run to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
I felt His love for me again

He ran to me,
He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest,
said "My son's come home again"
Lifted my face,
wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
"Son", He called me Son
He said,
"Son do you know I still love you?"
He ran to me and
then I ran to Him
When God ran