The Power of DIVINITY WITHIN

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Call it culture, lifestyle, tradition or whatever, it is observable amongst carefree cliques to welcome with gaiety amidst boisterous revelry a new arrival of one of them who have gone away for some time for an overseas employment.

A bachelor brother-in-law of mine who just arrived from the middle east came home for a brief vacation following some two to three years of hard work abroad. Upon learning of his presence around, his circle of friends came the following day and presto! the tranquil environ and atmosphere of my family's abode turned messy somehow as unrestrained worldliness compromised our culture of serenity in the house.

What made the moment even more unsettling was the group's insistent that I join the round table ritual of drunken revelry where only one intoxicant-filled glass would be passed around for everyone to sip a shot.

Conscientious that the group's taste and liking isn't my type, much less my nurtured lifestyle, I tried at first to shy away from their runaway indulgence. But coming to think of it, how can I keep my domain, especially my 3 little girls then in their young and tender age (7, 2, & newly-born babe) set apart and be isolated from possible inimical influence of an uncontrolled spree.

Well, thank good grace, I finally arrived at a firm resolve to occupy the reserved seat at the round table, not to get carried away but to make a difference for good.

Armed with the belief and conviction that "TRUTH CAN SET ONE FREE", I asked permission from the group that I be allowed to share some human interest stories to begin with.

As though a SUPERVENING RAY OF LIGHT came shinning in the midst, dissipating the staggering gloomy spirits of almost everyone in the group, I continued on and on. Surprisingly, I noticed that one by one just stood up and left the round table, then went his way off the scene without any bidding of some sort.

Only one guy stayed put to continue listening to the parables I learned from the Hebrew-Christian Scriptures which I would re-echo again and again to anyone willing to lend his ears.

Oh, what the Power of Divinity ("Word of Truth") within can do to make a difference!

Friend, it really pays to exercise the gift and power of FAITH, uphold the certainty of HOPE, and behold the greatness of LOVE.

This blogger is hopeful, YOU, TOO, ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR GOOD WHERE YOU ARE!