As I meditated upon how the Scriptures said, “All the congregation of
Israel shall keep it” (Exodus 12:47, NKJV), I noted how Passover was to
be community event with full attendance and I read how Jesus came to
create a new united community through “one new man” – one in which
believers keep covenant relationships, look out for one another, value
and treat one another with extravagant love and generous forgiveness and
grow in maturity together. Unfortunately, it saddens my heart to see
how people seems unwilling to accept anything compulsive that encourages
them to eschew community life, preferring to be ‘solo’ Christians,
rather than to let themselves participate in community life with other
believers.
Hence, this encourages me to serve actively in the
community as I reach out to others in the community, as I did my Good
Friday’s reading.
Who’re you reaching out to join your community today?
Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022) | Former Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant |A Connecter in ServeHope Pte Ltd & GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd | A KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch) | an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); A Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) |A PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the public today.
Father, help us to be devoted to one another in love, to rejoice with those who rejoice and to mourn with those who mourn, to practice hospitality and encourage one another to keep our spiritual fervour, serving the Lord joyfully. Enable us to reflect ‘one new man loving community’ as we bring hope and healing to our world that’s often characterized by strife, tension, and distrust today.
(Written by Jeremy Koh, 2nd Apr 2021 – Good Friday)
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