Ps Ben's sermon today touched my heart a lot. He told us this story:

From http://home.att.net/~scorh3/Twinkle.html:

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted an old friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.

Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE."

When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage.

In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star."

At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing."

Then, leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child, and he added a running obbligato.

Together, the old master and the young novice transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience.

The audience was so mesmerized that they couldn't recall what else the great master played. Only the classic, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

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It brought tears to my eyes, because that story really touched me. Felt as if God Himself was telling me, "Don't give up, son!" and how He has blessed my stumbling and bumbling efforts to serve Him in this NUS ministry during these years... and especially when I turned back to Him last September...

Sometimes all I can really do is just keep on playing the same "Twinkle" song again and agin... but Daddy's hands are also playing the piano together with me... and while I play "Twinkle twinkle little star", He makes entire galaxies spin out of the piano! :D THAT is our God, so great is He!

This is our God, the Servant King
He calls us now to come follow Him
To bring our lives as a daily offering
Of worship to the Servant King...

Shared wif YF and Hongtao abt my reflections for this sermon over dinner. YF also shared her thoughts and feelings on this too. We were very encouraged by the time of sharing. Praise God, He is ever-ever-ever faithful! :D