With the Holy Spirit

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Im in Assisi now. This small quaint and beautiful town where St. Francis of Assisi was. So was St. Clare. Arriving not long ago, I thought that I couldn't get internet cuz the family hotel had just set up internet connection yesterday. And the hotel manager let me use his own personal laptop!!! WAA! It was all in italian, but still managed to navigate my way in the cyber space =D

Rome is beautiful. No no...that is an understatement. It is MAGNIFICIENTO!!!!!! Oh. And the Vatican City!!! I love it there!!! Oh...it was such an honour to see Pope Benedict and to attend his Angelus, and oohhlalaaa, there were THOUSANDS at the Basilica of St. Peter! They spilled all throughout the Basilica, even out of the circle. And I sat 10 rows from the front! Oh my goodness!!! I didn't know that we would be able to sit so front! Praising Papa. I said hi to the Holy Father for you, my dear mei. And yes Paul, I managed to haggle for the rosary and had it blessed during the Angelus. And Iwan, I kept my promise to you too...gee, I really never knew how insane I could be.

Met 4 wonderful people. First day in Rome, I met two ladies who became my travelling companions. Zhou Li, from China and doing her pHD in Holland, and Vanessa from Argentina who is a physiotherapist back home. We went to so many places!!! And oh...there's just too much to write. I'll upload the photos, yea jac? =)
And at the Angelus, I met two others, a couple Bernie and Dennis from the US Archdiocese who came to Rome with the Diocesan seminarians from US. Oh...it was so wonderful. I felt really touched by this couple, and the love that they have for God. It was so amazing to be also able to talk to them about the Charismatic Renewal and their lives in Christ. Dennis had leukaemia and both this couple were celebrating their 40th diamond wedding anniversary. To be able to come to Rome had been a gift from God. I felt sad...I felt so sad that sicknesses and illnesses have to happen to people. I can't get over it. But I was surprised of what I told my mum, when she also shared with me that people should not die this way.

I told her that it's our Lord's will of what happens to people. Whether or not our Lord will allow miraculous healing, is in His own time. Cuz healing is for the glory of God. And even if the illneses and diseases are not healed, it is our heart which will heal. Our love for God in the midst of sufferings is what God will look at...cuz our heart is important to him. Just as gold is tested by fire, so is our heart tested by God, in perservering and making the most of our life as His Children no matter what happens.
Yes Fei? Keeping Esben in prayer... =)

I'm safe, thanks to all of your prayers.

I miss you all!!!

And I miss you too Phae...

-Yours truly ;