So, today was Sunday, and I attended Kellogg Church, the congregation I'll be a part of here in Mussoorie. Strangely, or perhaps not so strangely, the entire service revolved around the subject of giving. In particular, the theme was how God gives to us. Two young girls sang a beautiful acapella Hindi song called, "Yahowah hai meraa Baadshah," or, "Jehovah is my King of Kings." After our obstacle course of a journey, it was indescribably fitting to hear these sweet voices raised, praising God for being a merciful and gracious King who grants the petitions of all who come before him in Jesus' name--petitions for strength, grace, wisdom, health...
We experienced the whole service as a precious and personal gift from God to us, reminding us of His power. When the pastor got up to preach the sermon on giving, he told the story of a Sikh taxi company owner, who drove 500 km to the Golden Temple in Amritsar (a holy city for Sikhs), to thank God for the gift of a new car. This despite the fact that he already owned a fleet of cars. The pastor pointed out that our Christian offerings of thanksgiving to God look pretty paltry by comparison. He then recited a litany of passages that remind us of how God gives to us. Malachi 3:10 struck me: Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
If the constant monsoon rain and the cascade of water rushing down the middle of the road are any indication, God has indeed opened the windows of heaven for us.
We experienced the whole service as a precious and personal gift from God to us, reminding us of His power. When the pastor got up to preach the sermon on giving, he told the story of a Sikh taxi company owner, who drove 500 km to the Golden Temple in Amritsar (a holy city for Sikhs), to thank God for the gift of a new car. This despite the fact that he already owned a fleet of cars. The pastor pointed out that our Christian offerings of thanksgiving to God look pretty paltry by comparison. He then recited a litany of passages that remind us of how God gives to us. Malachi 3:10 struck me: Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
If the constant monsoon rain and the cascade of water rushing down the middle of the road are any indication, God has indeed opened the windows of heaven for us.
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I am so glad you got there safely (although from reading the rest of the posts, it seemed like an interesting ride) and miss you here! I hope everything is wonderful and beautiful, which obviously it is. I hope to be able to see you sooner rather than later!
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