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Monday, 02 March 2009
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Shame
"Don't you remember on earth - there were things too hot to touch with your finger but you could drink them all right? Shame is like that. If you will accept it - if you will drink the cup to the bottom - you will find it very nourishing: but try to do anything else with it and it scalds."- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Thursday, 26 February 2009
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Psalm 15-16
Will I be shaken in a mind full worries and a world full of 'enemies'? In Psalm 15, David, knowing him from his heartfelt prayers to God, says"He whose walk is blameless" (v.2)..."He who does these things [ref: v.2-4],
"will never be shaken." (Psa 15:5)He whose walk is blameless is the one who may dwell in your sanctuary (v.1), the holiest of the holies in a temple of worship, i.e. closest to God. Can David enter into God's sanctuary? Is he someone that is blameless and not be shaken? Psalm 15 doesn't say. Can I? After reading v.2-4, I know I cannot. Then, in Psalm 16,"I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken." (Psa 16:8)It is the Lord by our side that I will never be shaken! And our Lord is like this (v.5-7): LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me."Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure...you will not abandon me to the grave,...
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (Psa 16:9,11)
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Lung cancer
Received news that a friend from our University fellowship is diagnosed with lung cancer. The news first came from my husband as he read his emails. I had not much response then to the news but was more so listening in silence and intently to my husband's reaction. He was shocked and his heart was unsettling. I felt his tears in my own eyes.
This morning I just read the news myself and the blog that he and also his friends are writing to update on this condition and in support of him. I'm touched as I read the comments of all those you left him a message. I recall the story where a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus on a mat by his four friends. The friends went to great efforts to do this as it was crowded and they could not get through from the entrance so the friends went to the roof and leveled the man down. The faith of those four friends healed the paralyzed man.
Lord, Edward takes refuge in you. To those you have set apart, by your great mercy, your favor surrounds him as with a shield. You healed a paralyzed man because of the faith of his friends. Wouldn't you more so heal one of your own and by the faith of his friends? Lord, heal Edward!... Who's brave enough to lift this prayer to you? By your words... we have faith.... by being one in Spirit, we have faith...
Lastly, I would like to quote one of the blog his friends wrote on visiting:
Edward前面要走的並不是一條容易的路，但願我們擺上的一點點能為他帶來支持及鼓勵，而我們也該為著能與弟兄同行感到榮幸。上星期阿John借了一些書籍給我，剛剛看過一本關於探病的，也許可以在阿婷的基礎上加上多一點的補充：1) 讓Edward多一點參與：探訪時適當的讓他參與，不一定只有單向性的關心，也可分享我們團契的需要 (短宣?)、邀請代禱記念等。2) 深入的傾談：若合適，請與Edward深入的傾談。「合適」包括Edward的狀態、您自己的狀態。在此期間或許Edward會思想很多的事情，如之前提過他的心理狀態、他的願望、遺憾、憂慮等等，求天父讓我們成為他的出口。傾談，不一定要談，聆聽更重要。同時，需注意的是不要讓他太累，每15-20分鐘要讓他休息或下次再聊。3) 站立的位置：幾個人探訪的時候，切勿分散於床的左右邊站立，這會令Edward很疲累於「左顧右盼」。如可以請盡量遷就Edward的視線與他溝通。4) 熟讀資料：阿琛與Cyrus正為大家預備有關肺癌的資料，請大家稍後熟讀。了解病況、了解在治療時病人出現的反應，對Edward、對我們來說都是重要的預備。
Monday, 23 February 2009
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Psalm 13
While the LORD has been good to me, my question is still there : Why am I so vulnerable to arrogance that brings me guilt but which the LORD hates? ....How long must I wrestle with my thoughts? Though I think David is lamenting on a much more serious personal problem, we have a same foundation:
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me. -
Psalm 12
Reminds me of those who think 吹水 can get you through life and a pretty good life too. And David describes it this way:
8 The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.
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- Name: vONnE
- Country: Hong Kong
- Birthday: 5/15/1980
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