The Rhythm of Life: Jesus and Us

By Agnes Kilik

It was a way of life with the Father, which was the secret to the holy and wholesome life that He lived. It was that relationship with his Father that made him balance everything in his life.

We were privileged again to have Fr. Joe Quaintap OFM who took us through the ‘rhythm of life’ of Jesus.

We started with the question;” Do you have “a rhythm of life?” It was a great way to take us forward and to see that it is a vital guide in our lives. We were guided by bible texts as the priest connected to situations. It was inspiring and encouraging as we connected to the life of De La Salle.

Then we were referred to the ‘Rhythm of Life’ Jesus had. His was perfect, because he was in touch with God, “abiding with the Father!” I can only conclude to say the secret of Jesus’ active and balanced life is His close relationship with his Father.

We continued into the next session where the priest led us to explore spiritual discipline. He gave us the 12 areas that help us to maintain our spiritual discipline. • Study – study of 2 Timothy 3:16 • Prayer – communication with God

Hebrew 4:16 • Fasting – fasting is feasting with God, and hungry for him alone

Philippians 3:19 • Confession – Hebrew 4:15 • Worship – responding to God because he is worthy 1 Chronicles16:29 • Fellowship – being united as a body of believers Acts2:42 • Rest – sleep is a gift from God Psalm 127:2 • Celebration – Rejoice in the Lord.

Celebrate God’s blessing. Eccl 5:18-19 • Service – work heartily for the Lord. The greatest people are those who serve.

Col 3:33-34 • Generosity – It must be more than just giving. What I have is not mine, so give it to God. We are just managing God’s resources. Prov 11:24, Ecc 5:10, Psalm 24:11 • Disciple-Making – Go and make disciples of whole world Mt 16:15

We were inspired and overwhelmed by the power of this transforming message. It was really recharging batteries, and getting the taxi back to serve those entrusted to us.

As St John Baptist De La Salle says: “We find God in the classrooms we teach in”. We need to be close in our relationship with God to live these words.

Thank you, Fr Joe Quanteip, for maintaining our Lasallian Spirituality.

We were also blessed to have on board the Lasallian taxi two new members, Linda Niu and Lydia Yeni.