His yoke is easy, His burthen is light

I enjoyed an evening of charming and delightful sweet sound, knowing that I will never escape the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah!

So I went to see a performance by the infamous Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Messiah by George Frideric Handel in 1741.

According to Wiki knowledge, messiah means "the anointed one". In Christianity, the Messiah is Jesus. There are three parts to this oratorio (oratorio = orchestra + vocal soloists + chorus)

1. The Birth
2. The Passion (Needed some break after some intense emotion, hence the intermission)
3. The Aftermath

The whole experience was new to me because I never had people singing Bible to me. The music was lovely and the soprano singer had some very impressive singing skills. How can she be heard by everyone in the concert hall when 30-something musicians are tirelessly grinding their violins behind her back?

I am an illiterate when it comes to verses in the Bible. Ergo, my joyful moment was turned up-side-down when they came to this line "His yoke is easy, His burthen is light." I jolted in my seat and went, 'Huh?' I had a mixed feeling knowing that the yoke of Jesus is EASY. Meanwhile, two million images flew by in my head , some of them involved sunny-side up and over-easy.

It turned out that it was bad translation from Greek, according to The Voice of Prophecy.

It’s interesting to note, as we dig into the old Greek meanings, that the word chr_stos, translated in the Bible as “easy,” actually has a more subtle nuance. For example: “fit for use.” In fact, we’re interested to note that in the Living Bible, which is an excellent PARAPHRASE, verse 30 is rendered this way:

“Wear My yoke — FOR IT FITS PERFECTLY — and let Me teach you.”

In other Bible passages, chr_stos is translated as “good,” “kindly,” or “pleasant.” Not EASY in the sense of something not being difficult. So friend, is it more the case that the yoke of God is GOOD for us to wear, like spinach is good for the diet, instead of EASY?

Martha Stewart wannabe

So there is a saying that my grandma used to tell me when I was a fat lazy ugly kid:

Take on a project a day keeps the wrinkles away.

Okay. Fine. I made up this one.

While there is absolutely no way to prove this right, there is no way to prove it wrong either. Ah ha! This is the sneakiness of the so-called conventional wisdom. And I am going to make this saying become a conventional wisdom that will eventually creep up into people's daily chitchat and will make its way into the book called "The most remarkable quotations of the 21st Century".

To satisfy my burning desires to keep my wrinkles away, I am going to start taking on projects. The easiest kind of projects to start off are the domestic kinds. So here is the rundown:

1. Butterfly project
• Oh! How can I possibly miss this one! This idea was from my favorite Martha's episode. Make cut-out paper butterfly and hang them off the ceiling. (Make sure to use a fan to blow on the butterflies to make them fly!)

2. Disco Ball project

• This is perfect for wild parties and it always guarantee a jolly good time. Make a ball out of papier maché and paste shattered glass over all over it. To create the sun ray effects (shiny rays shining in all directions), place one (or two) very bright LED flashlight so that it's flashing straight at the brand new disco ball and c'est la fête!
  

3. Tote bag project

• This is perfect if you want your house mate/ boyfriend/ husband to do all your grocery shopping for you. (warning: this would not work the other way around) Just offer to hand make a nice big grocery tote bag to whoever you want to impress and VOILA! Free grocery delivery for the next little while. YES!

"Stay tuned for next week Martha Stewart living for charming cookie cottages and 7 nostalgic holiday crafts...", my TV said.