Who's Patrick anyway?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for winning most of Ireland for Christ.

Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Patrick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suffered greatly from hunger and cold.

After six years, Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His captivity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the Good News to the Irish.

In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposition from those who felt his education had been defective, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north, where the faith had never been preached, obtained the protection of local kings and made numerous converts.

Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was emphatic in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and continually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ.

He suffered much opposition from pagan druids, and was criticized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. In a relatively short time the island had experienced deeply the Christian spirit, and was prepared to send out missionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Christianizing Europe.

Patrick was a man of action, with little inclination toward learning. He had a rocklike belief in his vocation, in the cause he had espoused. One of the few certainly authentic writings is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate.

There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in strife-torn Ulster, in County Down.

What distinguishes Patrick is the durability of his efforts. When one considers the state of Ireland when he began his mission work, the vast extent of his labors (all of Ireland) and how the seeds he planted continued to grow and flourish, one can only admire the kind of man Patrick must have been. The holiness of a person is known only by the fruits of his or her work.




“Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me” - from “The Breastplate of St. Patrick”).

Excerpt from "Saint of the Day"

Church Teachings - Feb. 28, 10. Second Sunday of Lent

First Reading: 5 And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be." 6 And he believed the LORD; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness. 7 And he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chalde'ans, to give you this land to possess." 8 But he said, "O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" 9 He said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." 10 And he brought him all these, cut them in two, and laid each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. 11 And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram; and lo, a dread and great darkness fell upon him. 17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. 18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphra'tes, - Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

Abram (later called Abraham) is the "Father of Faith". He formed a covenant with God who promised him a son of his own and descendants that are number of the stars in the sky. He later conceive a son through his wife's servant Hagar which God told Abram that this son is not the son He promised him. Doesn't know what's God's plan, Abram never doubt God and renew the covenant with God whose once again repeated His promise of descendants as many as stars and a son who will become the king of the nations, 13 years later, God finally granted Abram his own son out of the 100 years old him and his 99 years old wife, Sarai.

God's promise to us never fail, even if we sway from the path in some moments in our lives, even if we denial Him for sometime during our lives - God still plan the best for all of us always. And for whatever things we ask the Lord, He always grant us. (Like how Abram prayed many years for a son of his own) Our "covenant" with God never breaks, God is always there waiting for us to go back to Him and follow His words. Through tests and trial, our faith strengthen and brought us closer to God (like how God tested Abram by having his servant bare his other child first). We shall never doubt whatever planned ahead of us. Whatever happened is only for our good. Our rewards shall be granted once we become true disciples of the Lord. All we have to do is being faithful to God, because God's faithful to us always and forever.

Gospel: 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli'jah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah" -- not knowing what he said. 34 As he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. - Luke 9: 28-36

Jesus - "Voice of God"
Moses - "Man of Deliverance"
Eli'jah - "Man of Prophets"
Peter, John and James - "Men of Disciples"

Pray it like you mean it

"When you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think they will be heard for their many words" - Matthew 6:7

"Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it" - Luke 11:28

We can always be sure that God hears us. But do we always hear Him? When we pray, do we mean what we prayed? Do we truly believe and act in God's way??? Or do we just memorize Our Father, Hail Mar and Glory Be and pray mechanically?

I have to improve on this too...! I learned to personalize my prayers, make it like talking to a "friend". Then I pray the standard prayers, slowly and mean what I say.

Most importantly, you don't just pray for things to happen, we are to hear Him, follow His way - be a good person and do good deeds.

Be patience and trust Him, believe that for whatever we praying for, God has promised us to be given to us very soon! ^^

Devotional - No Fear

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." - 1 John 4:18

What is there to fear if God sent his Son to die to redeem us? What is there to fear if we cannot be separated from the love God has for us in Christ Jesus? What is there to fear except ourselves? As we love God and his children, we are reminded by his love for us, which is far better than our meager love for others. Rather than run from him in fear, we bow before him in thanks, knowing that he who hears our prayers is also he who loves us and stops our fears

Prayer:
Loving Father, thank you that I can revere you without fearing your wrath. Thank you that I can revere your word and yet not be terrified by my inadequacies. May your love in me produce a closer likeness to your holiness, righteousness, justice, and mercy than all the laws, threats, and judges combined. Through Jesus, who ransomed me from sin, I pray. Amen.

Devotionals from Christianity.com

Church Teachings - Feb. 21, 10. First Sunday of Lent

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit 2 for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." 4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone.'" 5 And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours." 8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'" 9 And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; 10 for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you,' 11 and `On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" 12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'" 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. - Luke 4:1-13


"Temptation is good.
It brings us closer to God."

God gives us freewill to choose rather to give in or to resist temptation.
No matter what we chose, God loves us.

When we chose to do the right, God recognize and get the glory, we are closer to God.
When we reconciled with Him to ask for forgiveness if we have done the wrong, we are closer to God.

No matter what we chose, God loves us. He gives us freedom, he gives us freewill. He loves us.

I want to be the righteous one from now on.

Last night, I got discouraged because I received three criticisms (not one, not two, but three) from my friends. All about different things I did not do good. I thought I tried soo hard these days to do these, but then people don't seems to see it. "Have I not done enough? Have I not tried hard enough?" I did give in to temptation last week which is true. I regret that and really want to repent my stupid sins which I could have avoid if I only tried harder.. but I just can't.. I fall back to the hole, I lost my power for the past week, I must be sick again???

I got abit upset, not really really sad, but I was discouraged for a bit and it hurt me. But in a way, I know they are telling me about myself, about things that I cam improve on. And I believe that is what God wanted to tell me: "There are these things you want to work on, go for it." I know God had spoken to me through these friends. I know that I got a sign, and I am going to change and improve.

One day, and I know this is very soon, I can truly become this person. This person with things corrected into a better way. I want to be better, I don't like how I was, I don't like what I did, like I said before in the last post, I want to throw away my old self. I don't want to throw away my confidence and willingness that I finally build up though, because I need that, and on top, I'm building up my faith, my trust, and my love. I know one day, and it might be very soon or later, people, especially God will recognized and agreed.

give me courage and strength please!

Analogy: Foundation

The Toyota recalls have been on going for a few months now, brakes problem for Prius and hybrids, accelerator pedal problems for new models, SUVs and pickup trucks, and now today it announced the steering problems in Corolla.

Toyota has been doing so great all these years and finally reached the best selling cars, but all of the sudden, because of technical problems like this it's creditability crashes.

All of these problems seem to me very basics, yet, a big car company like this failed to deliver the basic functionality of a safe car. I realized how crucial it is for anyone to be sure to meet the basics by building things out of solid cautious.

Every little things count, even a nut and bolt in a machine, all the small parts added up to be a bigger machine, and from the machine we build moving cars. If done correctly, such basic created a stable foundation to make anything last. If the foundation and the small or big parts of it were built solidly, no trials or test can break it, and it would last for a long time! (Like how my family Camry which is now the 13th year and it has never have things that require big fix!)

The Bible uses this construction analogy to show us how we ought to live. Each believer is part of God's church, contributing our talents and efforts to the kingdom of God. But the work we do must be done with integrity and commitment, so that it will survive the "fire" of suffering and trials. If the foundation we build is solid, it will support generations of believers who come after us! This passage also shows us how relationships between you and God and also you and others around you work. For every kind of relationship, it has to be build upon trust and faith for it to last and grow.

"By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. ¹¹For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹²If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. ¹⁴If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. ¹⁵If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

I too, am finally starting to rebuild my foundation, which had "burned and shattered" because it was never built properly. At the loss right now, I am this escapee, I can see that God is leading my way to the escape, I can see that God is helping me and giving me these materials (say Bible and books) to build my foundation of faith.

I have confident that I can do this, when I stay on track and keep building it. One day (and I can almost certain to say - very soon), I'm going to have this foundation that can last any flames!! ^_^

Dear God, please give me strength so my relationship with God and me with my family and friends can be rebuild (since I had reluctant the important of real truthful relationships for many years now..). And may God please help me to build this foundation of faith to prepare me for my love relationship!

Bible Answers Us: Injustice & Righteousness.

Question: If there is God, where's justice?

"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me for ever? How long will you hide your face from me?" - Psalm 13:1

"Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong?" - Habakkuk 1:3

Answer:

"For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come and will not delay." - Habakkuk 2:3

"See, the Lord's hand is not too short to save,
nor his ear too dull to hear.
Rather, your iniquities have been barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face
from you so that he does not hear.
For your hands are defiled with blood,
and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
your tongue mutters wickedness." - Isaiah 59:1-3

"The way of peace they do not know,
and there is no justice in their paths.
Their roads they have made crooked;
no one who walks in them knows peace.
Therefore justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not reach us;
we wait for light, and lo! there is darness;
and for brightness, but we walk in gloom." - Isaiah 59:8-9

"transgressing, and dening the Lord,
and turning away from following our God,
talking oppression and revolt,
conceiving lying words and uttering them from the heart.
Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands at a distance;
for truth stumbles in the public square.
and uprightness cannot enter.
Truth is lacking,
and whoever turns from evil is despoiled." - Isaiah 59:13-15

被天主拍膊頭

今天早上七點多鐘, 鬧鐘還沒有響, 我已經緩緩清醒。已經這樣一段時間了, 我是否對按時醒來太緊張了？我又想，是我一天一天越來越健康了!

但是當我緩緩地在床上坐起身來，緊密我的眼睛，我掙扎著我應不應該去見我的學校導師! 我想我需要更多的睡眠，因為我為了今天的功課昨晚工作至深夜. 仍然緊密我的眼睛, 但突然有這股力量在我身上流動，我不困了。是我內疚？我的良心嗎？這肯定是天主的鼓勵!

讀著讀著這些天我最喜愛的書, 很快很容易到達學校, 我感覺不錯. 感謝這種平靜坐車之旅! 隨之而後有一點緊張... 因已經十個月沒見過學校導師, 我又有一點內疚, 因為現在我很傷心，我才又找她?! 步行上樓梯，開門，我告訴自己，"沒關係，天主與我一起, 沒有什麼東西擔心的。"

一見面, 她很歡迎我，我說 "我知道很長時間沒見過你..." , 她說 "你永遠不必擔心.." 我與天主的交談成真了! 我很高興我勇敢回來。我答應過自己, 我要一步一步完成每一個未完成和不想面對的工作! 今天完成一個, 我又行前一步了!!

見面主要是更新我的最新消息給她聽。我們沒有談得很深入，因為有太多太多的東西! 最後，我們談論一些志願工作。我提到我一直在這個促進精神健康的青年組做志願工作。她說很好, 社會非常需要這種類型的服務，她說她來到 OCAD 以前，她的工作是輔導兒童和青少年的精神問題。 她鼓勵我們擴充這個青年組, 下次見面她可以和我研究? 哇。這真是好! 從很久以前，我們已經希望使這一群體擴大，但我們從來沒有得到機會, 又沒有足夠的資源, 最重要的是，我們需要幫助. 現在我真的想做了，因為我愛這志願工作組！這肯定又是天主對我的鼓勵! 目標又多了一個!

今天天主對我有太多太多鼓勵! 如果我寫每一個細節，這會佔用另一頁! 所以，我會盡快在這裡說完它了:

見過學校導師後, 我花兩個小時在做我的功課, 感覺有點餓, 在想，我需要更多的時間找一些食物當午飯, 不一會兒後，這傢伙拿著一盤鬆餅和糕點問人們要不要一些，說因為樓上開會吃不完! 他走到我的桌子，當然，以我的節儉作風，我很高興接受了! 哈哈哈! 太好了！我什至不須到外面去找食物，又可以繼續工作! 感謝在這不能更好的最佳時間, 給我美食充饑!

當我上課，我才知道每個人要做presentation！我沒有準備! 在休息時間，我做了一個簡單的 power point, 在沒有什麼準備下做了一個不錯的 presentation. 每個人都投入討論我的作業. 太好了! 感謝主鼓勵我不到最後一分鐘也不放棄!

當回家時, 我們等了很久的列車人多到沒有位給我上車, 我首先想到的是，"現在下午6點 ，下一列車也沒有位了..." 然後我想，"這沒關係，不要緊. 我在班上坐了三個小時, 站著好!" 然後下一輛車很快來到, 還要有很多位甚至不用爭位, 不用站! 感謝讓我放鬆地上到地鐵!

wǒ men děng le hěn zhǎng dì liè chē

感謝天主感謝天主感謝天主!!! ^_^



"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalm 118:24

Church Teachings - Feb. 7, 10. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed!
For I am a man of unclean lips,
living among a people of unclean lips;
yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me,
holding an ember that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

He touched my mouth with it, and said,
“See, now that this has touched your lips,
your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
“Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”
“Here I am,” I said; “send me!” - Isaiah 6:1 - 8

Don't be ashamed to go to Church because of your problems and sins, for healthy people are not the only people go to a doctor. Sinners are more than welcome in Church than regular Church-goers.

Self-Reflection: Yes, I'm very sick right now. I need to go to the doctor so badly. Please take me in, God.

“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.”
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him. - Luke 5:1-11

You prayed for many years but did not get what you prayed for, you went to Church but good things do not seem to happen, you lost trust in God and asked what's the point to believe? For God has His plan, trust him and you shall get what is best for you. Follow the path God has planned for us, God entrust us to be His people, we also should trust God to be our leader in life. You only need to have faith and believe in God, what He gives you and His love for you is always more than enough.

Self-Reflection: For so long I thought I fought hard, kept going, but without faith, I failed and got nothing in return, because I am a sinner who left God. This time, God is here, telling me to go back to Him. If I "lower my nets for catch" with all my hearts, I know the best is not far away. God, please guide me for I cannot see what's ahead of me. I'm afraid for this change, please give me more strength to continue to follow you and to put all my trust in you from now on. Will I be able to "catch men" if I follow you??? ^_^ hahaha... I think so.

Reflection Part 5 只要人還在

"生命" 是最重要的
沒有生命, 你，我，他不會存在於這認知的世界中.

人生在世, 日常生活中, 我們做著很多東西:
每天起床，吃飯, 工作，娛樂, 睡眠...
我一直在想, 有沒有更多？

之前, 我用光我生命的熱情和能量, 我感覺絕望
在嘗試所有我想會讓我有意義的事情, 我仍然對生命絕望, 對每件事絕望, 我也越來越對自己的人生絕望
我沒有精力做任何事情, 我看不到出路.

不過，這些天覺醒後, 我終於從許多閱讀中找到了治療和填補這個空洞的答案

填補心靈的空洞, 物質世界中的東西是不能做到的
萬事的來源是造物主, 有些人稱之為"宇宙", "力量". 這"力量"建造了所有精神和物質世界的一切, 這"力量"便是答案! 如果我們能夠連接此根源, 那麼我們就會得到這個無限的能量. 這個能量可以做就一切，因為一切基本上來自它.

"生命" 是重要的, "精神生命" 更加的重要, 沒有健康的"精神生命", 我們沒有了至少一半或以上的"生命".
要有健康的"精神生命", 那麼我們需要"精神力量".
物質和肉體的滿足, 對我來說給我很少的精神力量.
我發現, 沒有什麼是比天主, 比愛更強大的精神力量了.

愛是一切的泉源. 天主是愛, 愛是天主. 天主是一切的泉源.
只要人還在生, 只要有愛, 我們會擁有一切, 因為一切來自愛
擁有愛, 生命不會再是絕望的.



"... in Him we live, and move, and have our being." - Acts 17:28
Meaning: In Him we have vitality, and have dynamic energy, and attain completeness.

Change.

"When He said, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear." - Hebrews 8:13

The night before, I saw this devotional on Gospel.com saying - "Don't be Afraid of Change"

Yea... "I" became "obsolete". It must be really the time for me to change, it's been many years, I stopped, paused, confused, depressed, scared. I am now determine to move on. I am desperately wanting to get out of this "old-self" of mine now. I had always look for strength and support, I thought there would be it from the people loved me the most, but there wasn't any that made my heart and mind change. No one in the world can yet provide me this power. Until now, I hear Him calling me... that is God. I know with Him, I can do this.

"Dear God, in these days of rapid change, please give me the courage to change the things I need to change, the insight to know the things I must not change, and the wisdom to know the difference. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."

Reflection Part 4 只要心常開

如何畫下"人"的定義?

對我來說做人的意義是"快樂"

以前，當我年輕時, "快樂"是玩耍, 談笑話
年齡稍大了少許, "快樂"是買東西, 吃東西, 出街, 不回家, 做盡一切瘋狂的事情
年歲更大少許, "快樂"是與喜歡的人經常在一起, 做彼此喜歡的事情
人更大了, "快樂"是什麼?

每隔一會兒我便有這種感覺, "快樂"是什麼? 我覺得自己已經做盡了一切我喜歡的事情了?!
不再買東西, 不再經常出街, 不再到處吃東西, 不再經常談笑話, 不再做瘋狂的事
那麼"快樂"在我是什麼?
找不到答案, 我沮喪, 我不想做任何事情.
我不開心. 做任何事情變得不成功, 我落入這個不開心的陷阱

我可以在哪裡找到"人的意義"?

最近，在大量的閱讀和大量的祈禱
我發現，它實際上非常接近我, 環繞我周圍其實都是"意義".
"快樂"其實就是環繞我周圍的一切!

我忽視了許多東西，因為我總是往遠距離的看, 遠距離的找.
我上面說的一切也是快樂, 不過那些是比較輕而易舉的快樂. (低級low level的快樂..)
難找到的是內心深處的快樂 (高級high level的快樂), 我終於覺醒要在哪裡找了!

內心深處最終極最強烈永不褪色的快樂 ("高呢"的快樂! ^^)是要往心裡找!
只要我把"心打開", 心就會自然"開心"!
以前，我從來沒有打開我的心. 我總是在外面尋找它...
擁抱, 相信, 愛一切，我的心就會是快樂的真正泉源

而這個愛的泉源, 只有天主可以使它永流不息!
祂是一切萬物的泉源, 請給我力量, 我的天主! 請幫助我"升呢"! 哈哈哈!



"... be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind..." - Romans 12:2

RSVP

"For many are invited, but few are chosen." - Matthew 22:14



God welcomes and invites everyone of us to Heaven, but only a few of us would actually make it. Can I hope that I will be one of those few? Can I RSVP for this invitation?? ^ ^

I am going to try my best to live up to the name of being a true Catholic... God, please give me strength to shine and make me the light of the world! ^_^

Peace of Mind.

Psalm 121
A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.


Thank you my good friend for sharing! ^__^

Love is...

Inspired by this blog
and this week's mass reading
1 Corinthians 13

1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.


I read this week's passage again many times. The more I read, the more I reflect upon myself. I failed to do most of what God taught us about love. My love failed because I did not love properly. I forgot God, I did not know and remember how to love. I only trust, hope, endure, persevere and commit to our relationships in wrong and negative ways. I was blinded by evils. That's why nothing got through to my mind all these years, that's why I did every possible opposite things from what love shall do. I had no love in life, I had no love in God. Now I learned that only telling each other and doing all things about love is nothing, because without love, it was and we were nothing.

If only God enters me earlier, and if we did spend even any little more time to study God's Love together in a serious manner. I'm sure things will be totally different. But the commitment is broken, everything's over. If God really meant to lead us to separated paths, there's really nothing I can do but follow and trust His plan.


I seek God, I seek love.
I look around, God is everywhere. Love is everywhere.
God is love, and Love is God.
God has now enter me, so love has now fill inside me,
I shall love and be loved again soon.
There 's always plenty of God's love for everyone.


Prayer from Sunday Mass:
"For those who is hurt by the person who did not love you, for those who hurt someone whom you should have love but did not love. May you heal, forgive and love. Lift up your heart to God because God is love, and love is God."

不愛怕, 不怕愛

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:8

不再愛恐懼, 因為我不想重複相同痛心的錯誤
我不再恐懼愛, 因為我想去真正愛人, 真正去愛自己
當我終於真心愛天主, 我就會準備好去愛他人
現在，我真心想去愛天主, 我真心想去愛人了
朋友和家人們, 您可感覺到我真心想去愛您們?

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." - 1 John 4:18

我相信愛永遠不會消逝, 以前我對您們的愛只是給魔鬼拿走了
現在我從天主手裡帶來更多更美麗的愛, 從現在開始珍惜這失而複得的愛
終有一天，我們的愛將非常漂亮, 漂亮到每個人都可以看到它, 感覺它
我真心想去愛了, 您們可感覺到?

Taking One Step at a Time

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11




Thanks to my dear friend who I had not keep up to till recently!

Tonight on, these words of encouragement will serve an important support:

"...sometimes, it is when you are at your weakest that you really see God's love, and His purpose in things...sometimes, maybe it happened for a reason, and He loves you soo much that He's calling you back

...calling you back in that way"



I cried.. when you said these words to me, my dear friend.



I know I have to stop crying.. but I can't help but cry every once in a while whenever I think of the past. I keep on thinking it's me who destroyed every good things I once had, I was selfish and stubborn about changing.. I did not want to grow up and I was in my own world.

Thanks, I shall stop crying about anything. and face everything with a smile from now on.

Today I practice my smile, I reached my little goal of the day of keeping a smile on my face throughout the day ^_^ One day, I will be smiling out of my conscious!


God, again, please lead my way..!