"Home"

I had hoped for a nice view with a balcony and this was ok.  Initially I had hoped for something similar to what my colleague got, which was a nice view of MBS and the bay. But the lights and the bustle of the streets below provide a different sort of peace and beauty and I have come to really like how different it looks at different times of the day, with different weather conditions, the play of the light of the rising/setting sun on the buildings. There is a slight hum of life even deep into the night, and  some construction work too haha...I think it's MRT work along North Bridge Road.

The following day, I got a much better view of the area in the day.  On the first Sunday I am back, to be rewarded with a view of Wesley MC was a real blessing.

And so I did worship online while facing the church - I think my view would be like the side wing on the left of the sanctuary. I joked with someone that it was like facing Mecca, and was reminded by that person that it was like Daniel praying. I was a little embarrassed that I had forgotten this from Daniel 6:10:

"Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before"

A good reminder to keep up with our Bible reading. There is always something new I learn each time, no matter how many times I may have read a particular verse before. And incidents like this will help drive home the point in our minds.