He never lets go....

Truly an inspiring song... one of the songs we sang just a while ago in our Friday night prayer meetings (Transformation nights).

You Never Let Go
(Matt Redman: From the album Passion 06: Everything Glorious)

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I’m caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won’t turn backI know
You are nearAnd I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with meWhom then shall I fear?
Whom then shall I fear?

Chorus:
Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm
Oh no, You never let goIn every high and every low
Oh no, You never let goLord,
You never let go of me

And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
A glorious light beyond all compare
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
We’ll live to know You here on the earth

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comesStill I will praise You,
still I will praise You

convictions

I had a lot of doubts whether I would really be in the teaching profession, whether I would even finish college taking a bachelor's degree in education... Then this feature about our local educational system, about young students in hard to reach barrios and teachers sacrificing so much to get to them really grabbed my attention. Tears were hard to pull back. That time I said to myself, "I have to do this."

Then came the big day - graduation. I was feverish. Almost didn't show up for the ceremony but that would be a shame especially for my folks. Marched, smiled and waved. After that, review for the board exams. I asked myself, "then what?". Exam day - may dress code pala. Made a lot of absences during my review classes. I just found it, uhm, you know. What would be your usual reason skipping classes? Shaded, erased. Shaded, erased. Prayed for almost every question. Two agonizing months have I waited for the results. I passed! Hallelujah!

Then what? Teach dumb, dumb. Where? High school? Nobody hires in the middle of the school year. And besides, you wouldn't want to be tied in an 8-5 schedule, right? How about college? Possible, yes.

One class, 50+ students. Can't believe I am actually doing this. Haha! Oh, but what a joy. I just gave them a quiz last Friday. It was so much fun observing them, noting their reactions. Squirming in their seats, scratching their heads. It was a fairly easy test, they were just not expecting it. I was enjoying the moment. No, I am not enjoying their misery over the activity, it was rather the thought that I am their teacher.

I gave them this promise: I will make learning fun. Sure hope I live to that....