God, the Father as I know Him

We call God by many names and know that He is the one and only God, Father and Creator of heaven and earth, our universe and our world, physical and spiritual.The Supreme Father has always been God to me in the English Language and in my own language, my own tongue, in my thoughts, mind, heart and soul. I am not sure, I would like to call God "Allah" in the English Eucharistic celebrations, because that term is completely alien in my mind and will completely remove the unique Father, child relationship, I have always had with this Creator of my existence. Yours truly has always known God, as GOD and recognised Him as such. In every individual family and home, we have an endearing, term when addressing our fathers, we call him Papa, Daddy, or plain father, etc..etc..whichever term, that enhances and brings forth that special feelings, that special relationship between our fathers and us. In the English language Eucharistic celebrations, let us continue to address our God in the revered term, we had always known Him to be and that is GOD, the all Supreme.

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I do not want to be drawn into the controversy arising from the usage of "Allah" for our Bahasa speaking brethren, but again, if it is an endearing revered term, our Bahasa speaking brethren are so used to, and know God to be and they had been using this beautiful term for as long as they could remember, why disallow, why forbid now????It is just a preferred revered term, people recognised God to be. If it is a question of "Faith"- remember, what affects the faith of one religion, could similarly affects the faith of another religion. Works both ways. But instilling of faith, falls back to the parents and religious leaders of both sides and I believe our children's faith cannot be so shallow that they could be lead astray because of one particular terminology. Addressing fathers as Daddy, Papa, Pa, is shared among all races, depending on their choice of term-almost universally used and yet people know exactly who they are, they know their own identity. It does not lessen their unique roots in anyway ; it does not turn them into something they are not and it certainly does not take away any of their racial heritage and identity!

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I am also a firm believer that there should be a line drawn between politics and worship of God. Let us give our full worship to God, when in His presence, just one day of the week-Sundays, when we come before Him for peace, for healing grace, and to partake of his Love in the form of his Holy Body and Blood. . Let Eucharistic celebrations and worship be times, we take opportunity to give thanks and praise God for his goodness and for His blessings. Let us be clear on this aspect so that our faithful may continue to know church as a sanctuary for worship, and as a House of God.

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We have a very powerful homily from our very learned Father OC Lim this morning. Extraordinary and brillant to say the least and I would certainly want to hear him speak again but in another platform, a different platform. And if I may add, such powerful speakers and leaders are treasures and gifts every community would be proud to call their own....