Restful Sunday

David has cooked a lot Chinese food recently. He wanted to perfect his Chinese cooking skills. I am very impressed by the meals he prepared each day! He did Friendspeak on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Friday we went to Paul's new home in Rockwall for a visit. It was a really lovely house, filled with personality! We cooked and had a good conversation afterwards. Saturday we sent David's car for inspection and spent the whole afternoon in Baby r Us. We bought all the necessary items for Emily in case we don't have time to shop after she is born. Saturday night we washed the car seat cover, swing covers, stroller cover, carrier cover, etc. After that, we felt much more prepared.

Sunday we prepared to meet with the outreach minister in McDermott church. But he wasn't there. We got to meet one elder and another elder's wife since they spotted us as visitors. We also saw the Vietnamese lady and her two daughters who were baptised last month. They came in late and sat in the back row. Before we had a chance to say Hi, they already left. I thought all the international new Christians have the same problem: it's hard for them to plug in the church body.

We met with Ted and Mary for lunch after church. It was great to catch up with each other. I was so happy to hear that they found their new place at Farmer's Branch. Mary couldn't wait to tell us that her health has experienced a unbelievable leap ever since she deliberately cut down her activity level. Her face beamed with excitement and peace. David and I were inspired to really take Sabath seriously too. The secret to the deeper life is not found in activity but more often in restfulness, where we concentrate on the goodness and richness of the Lord and where we are taught by Him how to live each day according to His will. Seasons of quietness teach us how to find healing solitude in times of great activity. This is why Jesus told the disciples to abide in Him. When we abide, we rest, and when we rest, we experience great peace. So Sunday afternoon and Sunday night we rested. It seemed to be the very first fully rested Sunday for us. We felt so refreshed after that.