There is a 20 minute high intensity work out routine from Chris Heria that helps me stay fit and fresh for the day. He talks about stretching your muscle to the breaking point until you reach hypertrophy which is the point of failure or until you are fatigue and cannot work out anymore.
The best day of the week when I get up to my usual time of prayer and bible reading followed by a cup of black coffee is a sunday. The chris heria calisthenics work out routine is one thing I skip along with my breakfast and lunch.
One pastor who has been using our premises and who I have been helping set up a church in the locality asked me which church I was officially a member in - "I said nowhere". I have been wanting to show people you can live a bit of a selfless life like Jesus Christ helping other people without expecting anything in return.
The fellowship with the Hindi labourers on Sunday afternoons is something that brings joy to my heart. Dharmendra was blessed with a son and he brought us sweets.
After the sunday afternoon gathering, I am out for about 30 minutes to share the gospel and many alcohol addicts hear about Jesus. Sunday evenings, I am out on my bicycle to sell the jute bags to a shop who buys my bags.
It's been a tough weekend but God gives me the strength to sail through the rough times.
The practical needs of the differently abled community in the poor neighborhood overwhelms me. They called me up and requested me to give them jobs. I have been praying for wisdom on this before I start any projects for them.
Kamatchi Rebecca, who used to work for us got a swollen foot and asked me to take her to a multispeciality hospital last week. She has a tragic story where one of her legs was amputated below the knee and she has a prosthetic leg. The other good leg was swollen post a wound and she was in pain. I thought my task was over and that her mother would take over from there but when I enquired on Saturday, the nurse told me that her mother can't even follow simple instructions and hence cannot help. This meant that I needed to help her with doctor visits today and it was evident that the care received by a patient is proportional to his/her social status.
It was extremely tough being in the government hospital meant for poor people where no one is treated with kindness. They other leg was also badly bruised and amidst talks to amputate the other leg I wanted to make sure there is an alternative way. The love and compassion of Christ compels me to do the right thing and be kind even when others are unkind.
I was in the hospital from 7:30 AM until 01:15 PM. One consolation is when the housekeeping staff at the hospital came over and apologized to me for being rude after she had heard about some good things about me. I then started off home and stared work from 1:45 PM until 10:45 PM. I had hit hypertrophy when I was done.
Definitely my mom is not happy at home but the problem is that, there are very few people who take the slightest discomfort to go out and help, let alone think about hypertrophy. The only reason I go out of the way to help, is hoping that the recipient of the help reaches out to help others less fortunate than themselves. Sadly though, you don't see many paying it forward.
I love it when Jesus washed his disciples feet and encouraged them to wash one another's feet in John 13
13. You call me teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am.
14: I, your Lord and teacher, have just washed your feet. You then, should wash one another's feet.
Jesus used the attention of His divine action to point to the responsibility of serving one another. As for me, I will still serve and hope you too.
