a helpful verse and my student reflections

hi guys

regarding last week's discussion on why Jesus often told others not to proclaim his identity, i came across this verse in Luke.
Luke 9:20-22
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Peter answered, " The Christ of God."
Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."

I think this is a good explaination of Jesus' reasoning not to proclaim his identity so much initially.

Anyway, yesterday I was in school and it occured to me that i am really fortunate to have this task of going to school and learning about new things each day. its like my job is just to sit down, think about concepts and facts and have the chance to discuss these things. its quite a privilege, perhaps obvious to some of you already, but this fact often slips my mind, especially when school life is hectic (or when i have to do some psycho mathsy topic) so yay, student revelations to me!
Also, I'm thankful to God for being with me all the time. 3 yrs ago, I would be surfing the net to find a school to go to, cos i couldnt make it to uni the first year, so I'd be checking out all sorts of schools, polys, learning centres to see what path I could take. certainly a nerve-racking time. but now, by God's grace i have the opportunity to surf the net to research on schools for exchange. so.. it appears to me that God has helped me along each step and I dont deserve any bit of this but really im thankful.

anyways, i posted some melbourne trip photos on my facebook so do have a look there! :)
hope the week has been good for you darling peeps.. seeu this satooday!

-Andrea