Did you know the phrase "small world" is a mathematical term? Or more accurately a mathematical phenomenon?
The "6-degrees of separation" phenomenon is formally stated as follows: Given a connected graph of high graph diameter and by randomly inserting edges, the graph diameter tends to fall rapidly.
When modelled mathematically, it seems quite intuitive (well, that is if you understood all that above). Anyway, I've really begun to see this phenomenon in action that last few days.
For all those who don't understand the above phenomenon, in layman terms it means each person on the face of this earth is roughly separated from any other person by at most 6 other people. In Singapore, this separation (or diameter) is just 3 degrees; small world huh?
Just got back from the 3rd day of the Go4th conference. And the thing that really hit me hard today was Bishop Solomon's sermon again. About suffering and living a simple life; and there was this imagery that he used that just collectively blew the minds of the VCFers who sat next to each other. Amazing. But it's not something that I can easily share on this blog... just won't do it justice.
But as I go through this conference, all the speakers have a single and very simple message. That above all, the Gospel is of the utmost importance, above our doctrines, our opinions, even our way of life. And that this Gospel is for EVERYONE. Simple as that. Behind all that simplicity, we human being just make it an absolute mess.
We are blessed to be a blessing. Do you feel blessed? Need not be with money, or good grades, or a really nice boyfriend or girlfriend. But we are blessed with the gift of eternal life, and that is the greatest blessing we can ever have.
This world is so small. A few months back found out that Sophia's mom and my mom were ex-collegues. And then, found out yesterday and today the impact she had on Joshua's life. Everything is just so connected. And at the centre of it all, is God. Is Jesus. Really, His love binds us altogether. Blessed to be a blessing, in a very profound way, I felt that way today.
There is so much that I wish I could say, but a blog just won't do justice to it. And so, I will continue all this during worship team devotions, or during the time I get to spend with any of you.
But there is one thing which I really hope for our Youth Ministry, that we learn to discern His will for us properly. But one thing I know for sure... 100%... that the Gospel, the return to the source of joy needs to be emphasized again. So pray and ask God for wisdom in discerning His will for our ministry.
"Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding" - Proverbs 3:13 actually there is a hidden meaning to why I quoted that verse; sigma omicron phi iota alpha
