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I see a generation rising up to take their place With selfless faith, with selfless faith I see a near revival stirring as we pray and seek We're on our knees, we're on our knees When this song first came out in 2007, I was a teenager. I always sang it as a youth, thinking – yes, my generation. This generation of late teens/young 20-somethings. But as I sang it today, I thought – hey yes, my  generation now, as mid/late 20-somethings. My generation – the generation I grew up with, served with... my generation has its own revival to make. I sing it for my generation too. Sure we talk a lot about youths being the "prime stage" and in many ways that is true, but let us not forget that every generation has its own impact to make, and different impacts at every stage of life. I see a generation rising up to take their place With selfless faith, with selfless faith I see a near revival stirring as we pray and seek We're on our knees, we're on our knees

Years ago at my first full time job, the CEO gave everyone a book for Christmas. The book was "The Little Red Book of Wisdom" by Mark DeMoss.  It is a great book with bite sized wisdom. In it are 23 wise tips for life, backed by an easy-to-read 4 - 8 pages of explanation for each tip. It's very easy to digest, and possible to apply. I recommend it. Here are a few of my favourites which I subscribe to: Buy some stamps (reclaiming the lost art of letter writing) I've always loved writing, so much so that a big part of my job involves writing. I've also always loved receiving letters and have been encouraged by written words, and so have always put effort to paying that forward. Technology isn't everything (learning to use it wisely) Sure there are times I do so much on my phone it gets bad for my eyes, but there are also times where I can completely put away my phone and not not attend to it. I think it's good to not always have to be "on dem

Yesterday evening I volunteered at a kitchen which provided dinner for the homeless. Under direction of the chef I buttered bread, chopped rockmelons and strained vegetables. We then served a meal of rice, mince meat and potato stew, mixed vegetables and bread, accompanied with a dessert of banana bread, fruits and custard. We sat down to have dinner together. Honestly I was shy at first because well, I generally can be in an unfamiliar environment. But the guys my friend and I sat with were pretty chatty. It was interesting to hear what they had to say and I would call it a cultural exchange of sorts. There's not much I can share as some of what they shared was quite personal, but here is a mish mash of some thoughts: We all have different circumstances, many of which we cannot control. It's tough when you have a bad record that stays in the system and doesn't get erased. It's necessary for people who never truly want to turn from evil ways - and we have to keep