CNY + Valentines Special

Gong Xi Gong Xi Gong Xi Ni! Cai Shen Dao! Cai Shen Dao Wo Di Jia Men Kou!

恭喜恭喜恭喜你！财神到！财神到我的家门口！

Happy Chinese New Year to all. A merry occasion indeed it is for the fellow Chinese around, and a long happy holiday for the other fellow brothers and sisters around. Before most of us proceed to meet up with our extended families for a reunion dinner, it is good to take a little time of to reflect on Rev Yong's words.

We are constantly bombarded with cheesy CNY songs singing about all the good things for the season. Sometimes, the songs get so cheap, there is practically no purchasing value to it. However, we still listen to it for a simple reason. Chinese New Year. Many things we do defy common sense, but we still do it. Chinese New Year.

It is important for us, as rational humans, not to mention the fact that we are Christians too, to rethink the purposes of this highly anticipated celebration. Is the focus of the season on the food? The songs? The shopping? The cleaning? The Ang Pows? Or is it about reuniting family and friends?

Let us not be brain-dead, following the flow of the season, brainwashed by the mindless customs and practices and forgetting the purpose of Chinese New Year. The things we have been doing may be brainless, but the evil one is not.

Remember Jehovah Jireh, our God, is our provider, not 财神爷. Remember that this season is for our relationship with one another, not for the customs and practices that we have always been doing.

Lastly, have a good holiday everyone! See you guys soon!

The four words written above is a pun using the same pronunciation for a phrase that means "smile always".