Inspirations In The Middle Of The Atlantic

I am here in Bermuda for the Singles For Christ Discovery Weekend. It was a weekend filled with the Holy Spirit. The event itself was very inspiring, however it did not end there, as my brothers and sisters in the community never failed to show me Christ love in their lives.

I discovered the God of hospitality and generosity. They brought me to different places of interest in Bermuda. I even had some snorkeling! What more can I ask, swimming while back in Canada it‘s already almost winter weather.

I discovered the God of nature and the simple things. Bermuda is a beautiful island. It is dotted with pristine beaches, beautiful houses and picturesque winding roads. I like the houses and what amazes me is that during one of my prayer time at the retreat God spoke to me through a “roof”. I was seating on the side while the participants were doing an activity and I asked God, “Lord, what is it you are trying to say about this roof?” By the way, the roofs in Bermuda are concrete and are designed to catch water from the rain. (picture)  I heard an inspiration saying, “Like that roof that tries to catch all the waters from the rain that fall on it, catch all the moments of grace that falls on you.” God is in the nature and the simple things. 

I discovered the God of seekers and surprises. When I had some opportunities to talk with my brothers and sisters, I was reaffirmed that all of us are seekers. We seek for what fulfills us and what makes us happy. The seeking brought us to different places and somehow some things make us say, “There is something lacking.” And we found that “lacking” as a cry to the God who can fill us up, He who makes us fulfilled and happy.

We are but passers by in this world, and so we need to maximize our time and use it for good. And when we use our time for good, God surprises us with all things unimaginable. Just for this trip, God overwhelmed me with surprises. When we arrived at our host, I found out that our wife host was actually a YFC member back in the Philippines and more than that, I actually was serving with her sister and some of her friends, back when I was assigned in there place. Another surprise came when I was introduced to a brother only to find out that we actually graduated on the same year in the same university, together with another sister in the community whose cousin too I was serving back in my university years. It did not end there, another Couple came over and when we started talking, we started realizing that we knew each other already and it turned out we did. During my first mission in there province back in the Philippines, we met and in fact, I was able to sleep over in there home once, because I had a one on one talk with her brother. It seems like the Lord is telling me, anywhere you go (even in the middle of the Atlantic), you will feel my assuring embrace.

I am blessed with the place and the people. God showed me His love through the place and He allowed me to experience it more through the stories shared, lives exchanged and inspirations shown by my brothers and sisters. I am affirmed once more that God never fails.

I have so much to thank for and even much more to learn from them. I am just starting to chew what He had just shown me and for sure more realizations and inspirations to come. And, for this I am grateful. 

by aats