Bagyong Pepeng is here

i woke up and it's dark. my niece told me there's brownout.

Mister God's Face

Happy birthday Lolo Francis and Francis Thomas, wherever you both may be!

Mister God, once again I call on you to guide me in this life. I remember my blogs 5 years ago about lolo and Tom-Tom. Here's another excerpt from the book Mister God, This is Anna.

" One day Anna and Fynn attended mass. In the homily Fr. Castle, the pastor, spoke a lot about God. Anna noticed that he spoke a lot about "knowing" God and "seeing" God. And the pastor said that one day we would see God face to face. Anna paid close attention to what the pastor was saying but Fynn noticed that the little girl did not agree.

Suddenly Anna grabbed Fynn by the hand and whispered to him, though loud enough that those nearby could hear: "What will the pastor do when it comes out that God has no face, not even eyes? How then will people see God face to face?" Then she moved even closer and added:

"I'll tell you, Fynn, that Mister God has no face. He sees all of us on earth, every single one. But to do that, He does not have to turn around at all or even squint. See, Fynn, you and I have a front and a back. If I want to see something behind me, I've got to turn around because I don't have any eyes on back. But God only has a front and no back. He can look everywhere without turning."

How I wish I can look at life and understand and accept its mysteries in the simplicity that this little girl can. I just maybe have to start looking up to God without thought of His physical appearance, much less His face-lessness. I have to strengthen my faithfulness.

Need to Heal

Have you heard the story about a big truck getting stuck under a low overhead bridge? Nobody knows what to do until the town fool suggests that they let the air out of the tyres. This done, the truck which is now a couple inches lower, grazes through. See what a little bit of deflation can do? This teaches us a lesson on humility. And we can never be too high or too mighty for the Lord.

Prayer for Inner Healing

Speak clearly, Lord, into my heart.

In the past, I had been busy with life

and I forgot what it meant to really live.

In the midst of my pains and difficulties,

allow me to know you

so that I may understand

what living for you is all about.

I am weak, Lord, and helpless without you.

I surrender to you, Lord,

all my fears and my burdens.

I will focus on your truth

that you will be with me always.

I will never understand your ways

but I know that you have

a purpose for me.

Lord, as I continue this prayer,

gently touch me with your healing hands.

You are the Divine Healer

and the greatest physician of all.

I believe in my heart

that nothing is impossible to you.

Heal my innermost being,

my spirit and my soul.

I know, Lord, that there is an end

to my loneliness and sickness

because you died on the cross

and rose from the dead.

From now on I just want to live

with a loving heart

and not with a grumbling heart,

from now on, Lord,

I just want to live with a faithful heart

and not with a fearful heart.

In the mighty name of Jesus.

Amen.

Loving Koreanovela

Lazy Wednesday

i sure am feeling lazy today. but have promised myself to do the laundry. have finished the quilt cover and now spinning the tees and blouses while listening to Cruisin' 4 tracks. wooh, brings me back to yesterday.

Ang Babae

Ito ay hango sa isang sulatin sa Storyteller's Minute. Nakuha nito ang aking atensyon habang ako'y naghahanap ng mababasa kanina. Hindi ko tiyak kung kelan ito isinulat kung kaya't ako'y nag-iisip kung 'Totoo pa rin kaya ito magpasahanggang ngayon?'

Flower Bud Moment

was watching one heavy drama this summer (Knovela addictus ako nitong huli) and this poem flashed in the credits. just wanna quote it here as it seemed to echo one post i made some years back (credits to the author below)...

EVERY MOMENT IS A FLOWER BUD
by Jung Hyun Jong

I sometimes do regret
that occasion at the time,
could have been treasured.

That person at the time,
that thing at the time,
could have been a jewel.

I should have been more deeply entrenched,
I should have spoken more,
I should have listened more intently,
I should have loved more passionately.

Like a mute,
Like a deaf person,
Did I let it pass
like an absent-minded person?

I should have loved that moment
more ardently
A moment is everything.

Like a flower bud,
A flower bud that blossoms
as much as my ardor.
Like a flower bud.