Hallelujah To The Lamb

Yesterday Arun got confirmed. Along with 32 other youngsters. Awhh, they all looked so beautiful yesterday, with their confidence and they're thirst for Him. They shone with light. His light. :)

It was splendid. Made me miss MY confirmation. :) Mine was very memorable to me.

I studied in my sunday school since I was 8 years old. And I was always the quiet one. My class was always divided, right side GIRLS, left side boys. The teachers tried to get us to intergrate but we were always BOYS vs. GIRLS.

And my class was not fond of me. I'm not sure if it was pure hatred or jealousy. You see, I sort of speak with an accent since I was young. Got that from all my immitation of DISNEY characters. Anyways, my sunday school teachers loved to ask me to read stuffs. A passage from the Bible, a story from the text book. And I always noticed eyes rolling at each other. They thought I was faking it. But I wasn't.

Anyways, growing up, I always felt unaccepted. I opened myself to a few people. At first Camelia.. and when Camelia moved, it was Patricia. I never got along with anyone else, and I know no one else even bothered. Nonetheless, I loved going for sunday classes. I loved the teachers, I loved the classes, I loved learning about Him, about Jesus, about the scriptures. Makes me feel different. Loved.

Anyways, it wasn't until our CONFIRMATION CAMP that we all became a family. We sang, shared, worship, and talked stories into the night. And when it was heart sharing session, I got up there and told them how I felt. Hurt, unaccepted, misjudged, unloved.. and it was because of them that I didn't like attending mass at church because I always felt their eyes on my every move. .. I cried like crazy. And I made everyone cry too. And after that, everyone came and hugged me and told me ''You've got a friend in me'' :)

That was when the walls broke and we were happy. We weren't boys vs. girls anymore, we were all brothers and sisters. What was sad about it was that we got close at the last month of our sunday school.

Uncle Brian & Aunty Leela (our teachers) and Father Clarence were very impressed by the turn-out and said that from now onward, every confirmation class will have two camps. One at the beginning of the year and one at the end. :)

On the day of our Confirmation, I felt every wonderful feeling on earth. Happy. Content. Because I was accepted. Because I was loved. Because I felt Him.
I felt the Holy Spirit and I remember there was this warmth in me the minute we sang our theme worship, I knew I did not imagine it.

I felt a change in me, and I'm sure right there at that moment, Jesus was present. There was this light for a moment and I felt everything around me sorta faded, for a few minutes. But then I snapped back but I knew it. I remember exchanging glances with Katrina and we were like '' :)'' .. haha..

When we received our certificates, we were all cheering, jumping up and down. More like newly confirmed monkeys haha.. :) I felt like I was about to cry because sunday school was over for me. But at the same time, I was very..very happy. :)

Back to Arun's confirmation, their theme worship was wonderful. :) And we all did a wonderful job singing it. :)



Lord I stand in the midst of a multitude
Of those from every tribe and tongue
We are your people on earth
Redeemed by your blood
Rescued from death by your love

There are no words
Good enough to thank you
There are no words
To express my praise
But I will lift up my voice
And sing from my heart
With all of my strength

Hallelujah(x3) to the Lamb
Hallelujah(x2) by the blood of Christ we stand
Every tongue Every tribe Every people Every land
Giving Glory
Giving honour
Giving praise unto the lamb of God

Lord we stand by grace in your presence
Cleansed by the blood of the Lamb
We are your children called by your name
Humbly we bow and we pray

Release your power to work in us and through us
Till we are changed to be more like you
Then all the nations will see your glory revealed and worship you

Hallelujah(x3) to the Lamb
Hallelujah(x2) by the blood of Christ we stand
Every tongue Every tribe Every people Every land
Giving Glory
Giving honour
Giving praise unto the lamb of God

Every knee shall bow
And every tongue confess that you are Lord of all, Lord of all

Hallelujah(x3) to the Lamb
Hallelujah(x2) by the blood of Christ we stand
Every tongue Every tribe Every people Every land
Giving Glory
Giving honour
Giving praise unto the lamb of God


Arun's confirmation class theme was

''We are your children, called by your name'' .. :)

Congratulations Arun! :)