Saturday, December 24

True love. This very day.

Listen to the story of Leslie Ponder, the recipient of the 2005 McQuilkin Award

Is your Christmas full of hope and love?

May your Christmas be full of your love to others. God bless.

Christmas Shoes by Newsong

"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please."
Christmas is a time for joy. We write cards, exchange gifts, give blessings to our dear ones. And yet, during Christmas, there are many who are much more unfortunate than us who are struggling over ordeals. Could it be poverty, hunger or sickness.

"Could you hurry, sir. Daddy says there's not much time.
You see she's been sick for quite a while.
And I know these shoes will make her smile."
They are deprived of love. They are deprived of hope. They are also living thru Christmas, without joy and peace we feel during the holiday season.

"I want her to look beautiful
if Mama meets Jesus tonight."

I had to muster all my faith in Him to trust in Him just like the little boy in the song who also had full faith that his mama would meet Jesus on her last day. I had to tell myself to rejoyce while weeping over the end of suffering of a soul.

I'll never forget the look on his face when he said,
Mama's gonna look so great.
So many out there living hopelessly... whom we have never cared for while we prosperously celebrate the birth of our savior -- Hope of all Hope.

I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love.
As he thanked me and ran out.
I knew that God had sent that little boy,
To remind me, what Christmas is all about.


I wish all of you a Merry Christmas.

本日經文

在黑暗中行走的百姓看見了大光,住在死蔭之地的人有光照耀他們。你使這國民繁多,加增他們的喜樂;他們在你面前歡喜,好像收割的歡喜,像人分擄物那樣的快樂。因為他們所負的重軛和肩頭上的杖,並欺壓他們人的棍,你都已經折斷,好像在米甸的日子一樣。戰士在亂殺之間所穿戴的盔甲,並那滾在血中的衣服,都必作為可燒的,當作火柴。因有一嬰孩為我們而生;有一子賜給我們。政權必擔在他的肩頭上;他名稱為奇妙策士、全能的神、永在的父、和平的君。他的政權與平安必加增無窮。他必在大衛的寶座上治理他的國,以公平公義使國堅定穩固,從今直到永遠。萬軍之耶和華的熱心必成就這事。(賽9:2-7)

Rejoyce! Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Friday, December 23

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

聖誕快樂!!

Christians of the Arab World

Sep 14, 2005
By Elizabeth Kendal

Click here for the article.

An important read. Remember these oppressed Christians in the Arab world.

上告

我已經把心中的一切意思都上告於我的父神。祂知道我雖然是軟弱,會犯錯,但知道我的心意是如何。很想去將這些話說出來。我感到祂對我低聲說,叫我此刻不要說些甚麼。

我心裡很焦急,可是只能忍耐。在父裡面等待祂親自告訴妳一切的事情。

在父裡面一直祈禱,叫信、望、愛都由祂親手成全。

祂也指引我祂的話語:

...你們沒有祈求以先,你們所需用的,你們的父早已知道了。
所以,你們禱告要這樣說:我們在天上的父:願人都尊你的名為聖。
願你的國降臨;願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上。
我們日用的飲食,今日賜給我們。
免我們的債,如同我們免了人的債。
不叫我們遇見試探;救我們脫離兇惡。因為國度、權柄、榮耀,全是你的,直到永遠。阿們!
(太6:8-13)

願一切照祢的旨意成全。阿們。

General Douglas MacArthur's prayer

http://spring.fhl.net/spring/mcarthur2.html
Dear Lord, speak to me with these two stanzas everyday...

 Build me a son
 whose heart will be clear,
 whose goal will be high,
 a son who will master himself
 before he seeks to master other men;
 one who will reach into the future,
 yet never forget the past.
 
 And after all these things are his,
 add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor,
 so that he may always be serious,
 yet never take himself too seriously.

大愚若智

對不起,今天單單廢話自娛。

1. 一個算是無聊的問題...甚麼是勇氣。
一鼓作氣算不算?以小搏大算不算?在沒有完全把握的情形下決定算不算?怎樣才算是真的勇氣?
沒有愛的不算吧... 沒有用腦想好的不算吧... 沒有犧牲的不算吧... 沒有公義的不算吧...

2. 惱。在睡夢裏也會思緒不靈的,想着想着。卻是不清淅的,兜兜轉轉的,沒完沒了的。惱,原來可以使人在夢中發燒的。 Jump to #5.

3. 期望。我如何可以明白?
"這是作為男性的期望罷。"我不知道,所以我不懂得如何回答。
我真的很願意去理解作為女性的期望。除非我做番二三十年女仔,否則我怎麼可以自己去理解?有沒有人可以告訴我? Go back to #2.

4. 作中保。作為朋友,我願意為別人分擔他們的擔子。我願意去安慰,去幫助人去尋找出路。我見到有時候,自己也在幫助人的過程裏,在大霧裏得出了不全面的指引。為此我覺得對所有人都有虧欠。
事到如今,盼將一切觀感都重新改正。

5. 老實的說,我今天很失落。
很想很想重頭開始去活我的生命,不再犯錯。願意將一切都放低都擺上。但知道自己的心是那麼容易跌落深谷,知道自己的心每天有多麼不聽話多麼自以為事。在"I kiss dating goodbye"裏面,我學了一句金科玉律"intimacy is the reward of commitment"。每天我看自己所作的一切,要找不合符commitment一字的多麼容易。這是我在每天都想做好的。有進步的日子,但也有反彈的日子。在學會這個功課之前,我怕我所謂的愛不能真的給予單純的幸福。
我今天很失落,因為這樣的事怎會有人明白? Continue on to #6.

6. 話說回來,如果只有我以為是真的幸福,又怎麼能使彼此的生活更滿足?所以最要緊就是明白對方的想法。Now, go to #3.

Tuesday, December 20

本週經文

你們不饒恕人的過犯,你們的天父也必不饒恕你們的過犯。 (太6:15)

我又告訴你們,凡人所說的閒話,當審判的日子,必要句句供出來; (太12:36)

我也求主讓我看清楚哪個人我還未真心饒恕的。

Friday, December 9

穿着整齊

靈魂:以基督的心為心,謙卑敬拜
身體:活出見證

當在世上活着的日子,靈魂與身體是分不開的,又是彼此影響的。

Wednesday, December 7

每天都有主的美意

當得着的日子,向主感恩。回應主所賜的,在主面前順服忠心。不可忘記或輕看主的恩。每天都有主的美意。
當失落的日子,向主感恩。回想主所賜的,盼望主再來的尊榮。不可忘記或輕看主的恩。每天都有主的美意。


卑微的弟兄升高,就該喜樂; 富足的降卑,也該如此;因為他必要過去,如同草上的花一樣。 太陽出來,熱風颳起,草就枯乾,花也凋謝,美容就消沒了;那富足的人,在他所行的事上也要這樣衰殘。 忍受試探的人是有福的,因為他經過試驗以後,必得生命的冠冕,這是主應許給那些愛他之人的。 (雅各書1:9-12)

Thursday, December 1

是日經文

你豈不曾知道嗎?你豈不曾聽見嗎?永在的神耶和華,創造地極的主,並不疲乏,也不困倦;他的智慧無法測度。疲乏的,他賜能力;軟弱的,他加力量。就是少年人也要疲乏困倦;強壯的也必全然跌倒。但那等候耶和華的必從新得力。他們必如鷹展翅上騰;他們奔跑卻不困倦,行走卻不疲乏。(賽 40:28-31