Thick skin, Thin heart + Serving is an HONOR
I realize it is quite easy for me to cry recently, when I hear/see something that touches me. Or rather, should I say recently it is quite easy for me to be touched deeply. I believe we become like this when we have thick skin but a THIN HEART…
The testimony of Mr. Howard Cashin’s life is concrete and undeniably strong evidence that serving is an honor. How many of us can say that we think waitressing is an honorable job? Especially that we are waitressing God for free? Some of us are too arrogant to waitress God & His people. We belittle this job of serving people. While some (most belong to this category) complain that serving God & His people is so tiring. Wait till you hear of the sick, old and frail Mr Howard who nevertheless find ways and means JUST to serve God, even when he is so weak physically!
Like what pastor yock kiang shared during the funeral service, when pastor suggest to boonkiat not to have cg at his hse as howard needs undisturbed rest, howard cried. He said, (can’t remember the exact words, but the meaning is like this), “Please do not take away this opportunity for me to serve God. I am old already..and I just wanna serve God in this way..”
Howard offered his house to us, he said to BK, (not exact words too, but meaning is there), “I pray to God for a purpose in my life. And I know, now, my purpose in my life is to lend my house to u guys for cell group meeting..” When i heard that, i was like..”woah..that’s really touching..” Some people may say they are too busy, too tired, too old to serve God. But look at this man, he’s 89 years old, with multiple cancer relapses, yet he’s still on fire, serving God!
From Myrna’s blog, http://nobelprized.blogspot.com/2009/09/thank-you-and-goodbye-howard.html
A historical figure leaving with us not just a legal legacy as a top civil and criminal lawyer, but a man whose heart is wholly towards God and people. This really broke my tear bag for a long time yesterday and today.
In my heart, I was thinking. If anyone of us experience the same things as described by Myrna, I believe there is not a single cell group member in the whole church that will ever dare to complain about serving God and people! We will instead realize that we are blessed with good health and youthful energy at a young age.
