Finally, it has arrived. The World Youth Day Cross has finally arrived in Perth.
When: July 15 - 20
Where: Sydney, Australia
Who: 500,000 expected
Why: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses. (Acts 1:8)
How: Receive The Power
Ok, so those were the details of the actual WYD 2008 in Sydney. Now, to the more important stuff...
In the 1st pic on the left, is the Cross, and Father Kevin looking cool in sunnies.
And in this pic on the right, there I am on the extreme right, carrying the cross. And yes, it's super heavy. Wonder how Simon of Cyrene did it.
Anyway, it came, and it went. Went all the way from my college, around my college, across the busy road, all the way across school, and around the city.
Before that, it went to 9/11 WTC Ground Zero, North-South Korea Border, and some other places where there's unrest and disaster.
So, it's traveled a long way. Has been traveling since 1984! 24 years now.
Speaking of 24, age is catching up with me too. =)
I end this post with a reflection and lyrics to the WYD08 Theme Song, Receive the Power.
The passing of the Cross throughout the world has made me realised that in times of despair, even the youth of the world unite together to pray for a better future, the future for the next generation youths. And this will carry on in a cycle. It will never end. Just like God's Love for us. It will never end.
Lyrics - Receive the Power
Verse 1
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