God blesses us with things that can take us to where he wants us to be. Indeed, in the Bible, the Eucharist and in prayer, we have those wonderful things that can take us to the special place God has prepared for us. See and enjoy this poem from the heart, be refreshed by the blessing and grace of saying yes to God.
To you, Lord, my yesterday, my today,
Years have I known your precious way.
Will I ever find a better way?
Nothing will stop this now!!
Ever with you I will be,
No one can turn me anywhere else.
My work, my hands, I offer thee,
Surrender my breath and heart to thee.
I know your road may be narrow,
But popularity is not for me.
I may lose friends on the way,
But your eternal promises are too great.
How can I lose my inheritance?
How can I abandon those paths of truth?
No man ever has known a better heaven,
Your thunder and power descending on me.
Halleluiah to the God above,
Amen to your will in me.
Today, tomorrow, time has no end,
His reign is for ever.
A smile, a touch, a warm embrace,
Your presence fills me up.
May my work be ashes,
And my body a burning ember.
My flesh be your slave,
My desire tested in your fire.
I shall never be alone,
As long as you love me.
O look dear people at that everlasting love,
Far from all the things of earth,
Turn to the great, keep him as your goal,
And all things else shall come your way.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure in a field. A man sells everything he has and goes back and buys that field."
Matthew 13:44
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Most Faithful
We need to find good relationships everywhere. Both at home, and at work. We need God in our hearts always to help us love and forgive. We need the God of love to fulfil our being. A poem singing the great love and faithfulness of a God who is the epitome of perfect love.
How faithful your love, O God,
How great your sacrifice!
I see your son on the cross -
Jesus message of greatest love.
How much you chase after us,
Even when we are unfaithful.
Your patience transcends the limits of time,
As you go after your lost sheep.
I read your message for us, Lord,
Your message for us who stray,
How you embrace us like a Father,
How you prepare a feast in welcome!
Amazing are your ways, Lord,
Great indeed are your works,
But none can match your love Lord,
None, your everlasting faithfulness.
When you say "Father forgive them",
It rings in my ears!!
I see your face on the cross,
Peaceful through forgiveness.
How beautiful to see my Savior,
How awesome his sweet face.
How man longs for your love, Lord.
Let's remember he died in our place.
How faithful your love, O God,
How great your sacrifice!
I see your son on the cross -
Jesus message of greatest love.
How much you chase after us,
Even when we are unfaithful.
Your patience transcends the limits of time,
As you go after your lost sheep.
I read your message for us, Lord,
Your message for us who stray,
How you embrace us like a Father,
How you prepare a feast in welcome!
Amazing are your ways, Lord,
Great indeed are your works,
But none can match your love Lord,
None, your everlasting faithfulness.
When you say "Father forgive them",
It rings in my ears!!
I see your face on the cross,
Peaceful through forgiveness.
How beautiful to see my Savior,
How awesome his sweet face.
How man longs for your love, Lord.
Let's remember he died in our place.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
We need to talk
A thought crossed my mind yesterday. I have felt lonely. I need to talk to someone. But yesterday, I realized that with God it is the same way.
God has all the nature of love. He is FULL of love. This is why he sent his son - Jn 3:16. And just as we would want to talk to someone whom we love, so also, God wants to talk to us. He watches us, his beloved children every moment seeing us ignoring him. He wants only to talk to us.
Prayer is not a means to go higher in Gods eyes. That is only a consequence. Prayer happens because we need to talk to the one who loves, just as we would want to talk to a person we love. When I think of prayer this way, the doors to pray open readily.
God has all the nature of love. He is FULL of love. This is why he sent his son - Jn 3:16. And just as we would want to talk to someone whom we love, so also, God wants to talk to us. He watches us, his beloved children every moment seeing us ignoring him. He wants only to talk to us.
Prayer is not a means to go higher in Gods eyes. That is only a consequence. Prayer happens because we need to talk to the one who loves, just as we would want to talk to a person we love. When I think of prayer this way, the doors to pray open readily.
Parable of the Lamp
Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand? I am foolish. I have not understood this parable. Anyway, now I see a meaning of it. When Jesus came, he promised us the gift of the Holy Spirit.
By the power of this Spirit, we can see ourselves through and through. We tend to look to live by rules and laws. However, now we shed all this and live by the Spirit. We can now see much deeper into ourselves. We can convict ourselves of sin. We are called to be special in the eyes of God. To be given the place as his own!
What this parable teaches me is to see myself inside-out. To recognize my humanness and fleshness. To clean myself totally and wholly and offer myself to God.
By the power of this Spirit, we can see ourselves through and through. We tend to look to live by rules and laws. However, now we shed all this and live by the Spirit. We can now see much deeper into ourselves. We can convict ourselves of sin. We are called to be special in the eyes of God. To be given the place as his own!
What this parable teaches me is to see myself inside-out. To recognize my humanness and fleshness. To clean myself totally and wholly and offer myself to God.
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