We have spent a full day at the hotel room in Colombo. We have not been able to take a swim in the beautiful swimming pool we are looking at from the room. We have not been on the wonderful beach next to our hotel either. We have not even been having the rays of the sun touching our skin the entire day, because we have been inside all day. Still it has been a good and pleasant day!

We have experienced the reality of Psalm 133:

How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.  Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.^[1]

From morning to evening we have been together with our friends from long time back, Cristo and Menaka. They have been sharing with us the struggles and hardships they have gone through since last time we met. And of cause, they have been sharing victories and joys in their walk with God.

Actually we have been talking, dialoguing, sharing and praying all day through in the presence of God with our longstanding friends. It has been wonderful and pleasant. The harmony of the Spirit is precious. To be together as brothers and sisters, enjoying one another’s company, in the presence of God is just precious.

Outside the sun is shining and the waves of the sea are splashing on the beach. Inside there are more glorious light and more refreshing waves rolling over us. We are brothers and sisters together in unity. Therefore there are refreshing laughter and a deep joy of sharing of life in Christ. Precious unity and wonderful harmony – SHALOM of God is with us.

There is nothing that can compare to being together in love and harmony. There is sunshine in my soul and I am being refreshed by the waves of the presence of the Spirit.