The Shepherd and You

Evelyn Roberts

Psalm 23 says that the Lord is our Shepherd. A shepherd is one who guides and leads. Sheep need a shepherd. One reason is that sheep follow their noses. They put their heads down and start grazing, and they have such a poor sense of direction that they will graze right over a cliff if the shepherd doesn’t watch them. If a sheep strays, it’s in danger, and the shepherd has to find it and restore it to the flock. We, too, are like sheep. We may go wandering off, but our Shepherd leaves the rest of the flock to search for us and bring us back to the fold safely. I’m told that when a shepherd in Israel takes his sheep from one pasture to another, he uses his rod to beat off snakes, wild animals, or anything that endangers his sheep. This is exactly what the Lord, our Shepherd, does for us. He is our Protector, and He beats off any evil that comes against us as we trust in Him. Psalm 23:4 says, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Verse 5 says the Shepherd anoints our head with oil. To me, that symbolizes the Holy Spirit. I’m told that sheep get extremely hot, and briars scratch their faces. At day’s end, the shepherd takes a vial of oil and pours it on the heads of the sheep and into their wounds. The soothing oil helps to heal them. The Holy Spirit does the same for us. When we’re in a tangle with our adversaries and problems, the Lord anoints us with His Holy Spirit. Psalm 23:6 says, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. This verse reminds us that our Shepherd is pouring out His goodness upon us, and He is with us always!

My Declaration of Faith for Today

Lord, as I follow You, You protect me and pour out Your goodness upon me.

PUNCTUALITY

adapted from the Leadership Files
Quote - 'Make your now wow!' - Mark Victor Hansen

Hi, I'm Phil Pringle
You're going to love this;

If you're always early you're never late!

Time is more valuable than money.

People pay money to save time.

When we're late we steal time from others and ourselves.

Tardiness is the tap-root of a host of character faults.

My lateness says 'I don't care about you; I'm more important than you; you can wait for me; I'm disorganised; I'm undisciplined.'

It's not so much about time management but about managing ourselves.

Love others. Be on time. Even early! From now on.

Stepping out with you,

oh alrights... i promise to try to be early kays? =)

change takes time... =)

Random Updates

okaays!
my studio proj is OVER!
yeah!
the hols has just begin and i dunno what to do for some things...
and so i got ready some VCDs, DVDs, storybooks to read...
den come Emerge'07!
okays...gonna join Jean in Debate and Entrepreneur...
and the comic strip contest...
and fyi... kinda taken aback cause i havent really been of GP lately...
kinda go down in my mind a bit when i join this course... DMD...
okays so here's the debate thing...

Qualifying Round - 16 Mar (Fri) :

• Structure of debate: Impromptu debate.
• Four motions per category will be given (refer below). Teams will not know what motion they'll be doing, or what side of the house they will get until the Qualifying Round itself.
• Teams will have 45 minutes to prepare for the debate.
• Each speaker can speak for 3 minutes.
• The timekeeper would ring the buzzer at the 2nd minute and when the time limit is up. When the speaker has exceeded the time limit by 15 seconds, the timekeeper would ring the bell continuously.
• There will be no reply speech or points-of-information during the qualifying round.
• 4 teams with the most number of points would qualify for the Semifinals. If more than 4 teams tie for number of points, the teams with higher scores would qualify.

Semifinals - 20 Apr (Fri) :

• Structure of debate: Formal debate.
• The motion and side will be released to teams on week before the actual debate.
• Each speaker will get 6 minutes to speak.
• Points-of-Information may be offered by teams during the speeches of their opponents, between the 1st and the last minute(6th minute).
• After the 3rd speaker from the opposition team has delivered his/her speech, there will be a 1-minute adjournment where all members may help the reply speaker with his/her speech.
• A 3-minute closing summative speech (reply speech) will be delivered by either the 1st or the 2dn speaker of each team. No new materials (rebuttals, points) may be included. Speaker from the opposition team will deliver the speech first, followed by the proposition team.
• The 2 teams with the highest points will qualify for the Finals.
• Finals - 31 May (Thurs)

Motions for Qualifying Round :

1. This house believes more women should be in Parliament.
2. This house would impose democracy.
3. This house believes the UN is irrelevant in today's context.
4. This house believes that compulsory vaccination is a necessary infringement upon people's freedom.

and believe me i dont do this kinda talking everyday...
i may be not rusty in my maths but this?
the things that JC ppl do everyday in school?
i feel like giving up...
Pascale wanted to join debate...
well... i dunno if theycan change ppl
really really shivering on the inside with this...
can some one HELP!
ahhh!

and btw... last night i was washing the bowls for Playgroup and i took out my ring and left it on the basin's soap dispenser... this is a really really cool ring! with roman numbers on it... and guess what! i for got abt it until after PM... booo hooo!
and i pray that my lovely church members or the washing aunty would pass it to the lost and found counter i would really appreciate it! boohoohoo...

and thanks Lisa! for being there to lend a listening ear...
its just that, many times i seem to be the kind that's very open, always doing crazy...
but infact i aint that all the time...
if u know me u'd know how i'd be... =)
but so far she is like the 6th person i really opened up myself to...
who is the other 5?
a brief overlook of them...
1) lost contact after she changed school...
2) died in an accident
3) flew overseas
4) have a lot of JC stuffs
5) have a lot of JC stuffs...
oh... alrights... should be writing all this now...
anywaes thanks Lisa!

and btw... din get to stay overnight in school...
some parents complainted that the school made the kids stay!
gosh! u can control ur kids and u do this kinda thing?