A New Friend, A New Sister in A New Place

One great thing about my travels? Having to experience new places with new friends.

Pinpin is an addition to my list. She's been one of my roommates in discovering Israel. We exchanged women secrets, heheh.

I thank God for the opportunity to gain sisters.

The Menorah and The Number Seven

The Menorah is described in the Bible as the seven-branched candelabrum made of gold and used in the portable sanctuary set up by Moses in the wilderness and later in the Temple in Jerusalem.

A ceremonial seven-branched candelabrum of the Jewish Temple symbolizing the seven days of the Creation.

The lamps of the menorah were lit daily from fresh, consecrated olive oil and burned from evening until morning, according to Exodus 27.

The menorah consisted of a base and a shaft with six branches, beaten out of solid gold. The six branches curved to the height of the central shaft so that all seven lamps at their apexes were in a straight line.

The symbolic meaning of the Number Seven reaches its apex in the Menorah, the seven-branched candlestick designed by God Himself to be a perpetual light in His Tabernacle. The Lord emphasized its Divine origin when He instructed Moses twice, to be sure to follow the pattern that He Himself revealed when they met for forty days on Mount Sinai. Exodus 40.

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side. And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof. And they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed to thee on the mount. Exodus 25.

Source: Wikipedia

How About Tips on Effective Leadership

Yeah, how about taking a detour . . .

Excerpt from Francis Kong article . . .

There is a big difference between what is urgent and what is vital. Just because something is urgent may not mean it is important. And just because some tasks can wait does not mean it is not vital.

Effective leaders ask this one important question: “If I can accomplish only one thing today, what will it be?”

Time and tasks. Aren’t these the most important things we deal with on a daily basis yet guess how many people squander it?

Photo taken at the Milk Grotto in Jerusalem where our tour guide was showing that underneath the wall is the white powder.

Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you.

Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things. Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.

Each day is a gift from God but we do not waste the gift and throw it away.

We make the best use of it.


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