a great place to pray
August 14th, 2008
The East Coast Park is a great outdoor place for quiet prayer and reflection. Stay away from the weekends and take leave for a day. A Bible, a journal, water, a nice bench and a full day to spare in leisurely wastefulness just enjoying the breeze, the blue green horizon with its ships, and the company of God. Words are superfluous. Just be present for Him. Let the joining of the charismatic and evangelical be accompanied by the contemplative in a holy dance of three!
“….He dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.” (Mark 6:46).
We used to have mountains, when Malaysia was a part of Singapore 
. Its too bad the past cannot be reversed. At least we still have seafronts, rivers and reservoirs and ………Pedra Branca .
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wa…. that last remark is like poking Malaysia’s Najib’s butt
Hey Kenny, it’s too bad we have so few places like that to enjoy and pray at in Singapore. I don’t live near the East so it’s a bit far. Exactly which part of East Coast Park would you recommend? I’m guess the places further east and not so close to where all the shops are? I just had a BBQ last week near Carpark G or so and that’s very quiet but very far from everything is and very hard to get there through public transport!
I agree, we don’t have many choices.
I would recommend the area in front of free Carpark D2 just 200metres from Mac Donalds towards airport. Quiet enough. Bathrooms and food nearby. Not so deserted that security may be a concern. Its our church’s favorite place of baptism.But there are other nice stretches too.
Other places I have used are: MacRitchie Reservoir; Kent Ridge Park; Botanic Gardens; Chinese Garden, West Coast Park, and Labrador Park.
I’d like to try Pedra Branca’s lighthouse but I am deterred by the ERP there.
Hahahahaha… the last one was hilarious!