Remembering the Passion of the Christ

Like any other busy, busy Saturday, I'm so tired and still so busy by the end of the day, but the Lord pours out on me a big heart to want to blog tonight. (As you've probably noticed, that's why my replies on your blogs are super, super long^^;;)

Today was a day where my heart was entirely set on praying for the College Youth Retreat that will be held next week Thursday and Friday. We decided to have the retreat on these two days only because next week is the college's spring break. I had no idea that it was "Passion Week," the week in which we remember the passion of the Christ - remembering all the blood and water that the Lord shed for my sins on the cross.

Our pastor recommended that the whole church will fast on the last day (Friday) of Passion Week, but I thought, "Hmm...it's the end of our retreat. We need to eat lunch together!" Yet as I was replying to some of your blogs, God spoke to my heart and said, "Joo Hee, everything's really about the cross and the resurrection. Actually, everything's only about the cross and the resurrection. Don't you ever forget that, my lovely daughter."

For so long I've wasted away Passion Week and Easter doing nothing and looking forward to nothing in special. I really didn't care. When I was in the States, I remember that I didn't even go to church on one Easter, wanting to sleep in the whole morning. But now that I know that truly my life is nothing without the cross and the resurrection, now that I know that my life is the death and life of Jesus Christ, I humbly sit and listen to my Father speak to me, "Joo Hee, remember the cross. Remember the resurrection. Remember the Day."

"...but he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5)

Amen, Lord. The one thing that our College Youth truly needed was not a fancy program, oh Father. The only thing that we've been wanting and looking for is to know You more, to love You more...Father, I lift up my hands to You. It's You I seek, it's You I yearn. Come, Spirit, come! Pour out your Spirit upon us so that we may see! Father, remember our prayers...hear us, oh Father. Father, guide us to the ends of the earth. Lord, send us! We will go!