Testimony 02/01/07: Every 2nd January

Have you ever noticed that everything is brighter every 2nd January? I am talking about Bandung, a town surrounded by mountains and shaped like a bowl. This has caused the air to be stagnant and makes the town very prone to pollution. But every beginning of the year, everything seems brighter. The sky looks a little bit clearer and the mountain looks a little bit greener. I wonder why.

After I discussed it with my brothers, we came into the conclusion that the town has been in a rest. Industry ceased puffing smoke up in the air for three days and many people rest at home on New Year Day, which reduce the number of cars on the road significantly.

Another thing not to forget is that the town is in rainy season this time of the year. It never failed to rain heavily in the last few days of every year. This has helped washing away the dust and smoke from the air down the drain.

It is the same with our life. Just like Bandung takes a day off every year, we also need to stop and calm down on a regular basis. And not just to calm down, but also to meet the One who can cleanse us of the dust and smoke of this world every single day: Jesus Christ. Our dust and smoke can be anything from physical difficulties to emotional problems to spiritual thirst. Jesus, the Living Water, can quench them all.