Exactly two weeks ago today, I received the heartbreaking news that one of my school colleagues had passed away.

He was one of the most prominent people in our campus alumni community because of his active engagement with international organizations and, above all, his genuine love for knowledge and learning.

When I started seeing his pictures everywhere, it was honestly difficult for me to look at them. I tried to avoid them for as long as I could. But last Thursday, I went for his candlelight ceremony on campus, and it was incredibly difficult.

After the candlelight, the memories became even stronger. His pictures kept replaying in my mind for days. I couldn’t control it. It troubled me deeply, and I struggled to focus on anything.

But after the first day of BAR something changed.

Suddenly, the memories faded. The heaviness disappeared. I could focus again. I could think clearly. Even the troubles I had been experiencing were completely gone.

God completely took it away.

What troubled me for days disappeared in a moment.

HALLELUJAH

I am grateful to God for His peace, His healing, and His ability to take away burdens we cannot carry by ourselves.