I know, I know I have been scarce these past few seasons, but you must understand that I do have 3 kids and between them and the office I really get pooped.  The creative side of me urges me to pen a few lines but the exhausted side of me just wins over.  However as my kids are now in school and are occupied in their own little wonderful world, I managed to steal a few moments of calm for myself and hence this treat for y’all. 

A few Sundays ago, a pastor from Cameroon was preaching. He is a wonderful speaker. The sermon was about Judas,  how he had the chance to repent before betraying Jesus and how he abused that opportunity. As he was speaking, he was saying about how Judas kissed Jesus’ hand before betraying him, and likened the same to something very profound (48 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.  49 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, Greetings, Rabbi! and kissed him - Mathew 26). He said that Judas kissed the door to heaven but willingly entered the one to hell.  That to me is so saddening.  However I got to thinking and realized that although we may not be betraying Jesus literally, we do betray in so many ways by disobeying.  In other words we all come close to becoming little Judases.  That to me is even more saddening.  What I am saying is that we should grab that opportunity to repent and choose to enter heaven and not otherwise.    

Another thought that was kindled in me on the behest of  a dear friend is that when we were not so close to God, or were just learning to walk with God we were so much happier, but as we began to have a closer walk, things really got tougher.  I told her that in the beginning we were ignorant of many things, hence ignorance was bliss, however as we realize the love of God, we can discern the right from wrong and that divine wisdom gives us a responsibility, that of commitment. Commitment to God, and as with any commitment there is a huge level accountability that one must fulfill, so the task becomes uphill, but a pleasurable one because now you know that you are not walking alone but God is with you. 

So I leave you with that thought.  Enjoy the popsicles, ice creams, juices, lemonades and all the goodies that you can only enjoy as the warm weather is winding down.  I love this time of year, reminds me of India evermore, the corn on cob with spicy chutney,  100+ varieties of mangoes, kulfi (Indian ice cream), the cool sugar cane cubes and juice… I could go on.  But I thank God for everything whether here or India.

God is good all the time.