Thanks to the ones who cared to respond with encouraging words asking me to continue my blog as they do even forward it to some of their colleagues and friends. That is not just being kind to me but that is what we call as loving-kindness. I am reminded of a Sabbath School teacher who asked her children if anyone could tell the meaning of loving-kindness. A little fellow immediately jumped up and said, “Well, if I am hungry and someone gave me a piece of bread that would be kindness. But if they put a little jam on it, that would be loving-kindness.” Won’t it be nice if we all can add a little jam to all who God brings on our pathway and be lovingly kind to them, first
to our spouse, then our children and then the rest. About our God, the Psalmist says: “Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.” Since we are crowned with lovingkindness, Why not spread it around a little bit daily?
Now coming to my quiz from last week. Some of you came very close to the answer but not the correct one I was looking for. Most of you named the first school that was started in India. That evidently happened to be in Tamil Nadu. But I had asked for the first school for girls. As per my records, it was started in response to the letter written with eagle feathers by the missionary to his sister. The sister’s name was Isabella Thoburn. She started the school with six children in a bazaar area in Lucknow. Later on it became a boarding high school. It was the first Christian college for women in Asia, known as the Lucknow Women’s College. When she died of cholera in 1900 it became the Isabella Thoburn College. I wonder if anyone reading my blog has seen this college. I would love to hear from them. Sacrifices of such great missionaries should never be forgotten.
Shalom, Shalom!
Pastor Franklin David
“See the invisible, hear the inaudible, believe the incredible, and