Sunday, 28 August 2011
Dance.
It's more like just a dance. Something the body remembers. It's a habit. The music plays, the body moves. It almost doesn't matter what else is happening.
A Remembering Heart
God, grant to me a heart that remembers the life in the seed that lies buried in dark night and the mystery you have revealed to me in the tapestry of my life
-- a remembering heart.
God, grant to me a heart that i faithful, as the Word is made flesh in the breaking of the bread, the call you speak to me, the song you sing in me, the desire for you, my God
-- a faithful heart.
God, grant to me a heart that is grateful, as the blind one who now sees sings in praise of your name, the gifts you give to me, the life you free in me, all the goodness you bestow
-- a grateful heart.
God, grant me a heart that truly loves, as the one who surrenders his life for his friends, that I may dare to be more true to you in the face of all who need
-- a loving heart.
-- a remembering heart.
God, grant to me a heart that i faithful, as the Word is made flesh in the breaking of the bread, the call you speak to me, the song you sing in me, the desire for you, my God
-- a faithful heart.
God, grant to me a heart that is grateful, as the blind one who now sees sings in praise of your name, the gifts you give to me, the life you free in me, all the goodness you bestow
-- a grateful heart.
God, grant me a heart that truly loves, as the one who surrenders his life for his friends, that I may dare to be more true to you in the face of all who need
-- a loving heart.
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Home.
What Makes a Christian Home.
It is a place of Love, Consideration, and Understanding.
It is a place where they pray for the homeless.
It is not a place where Father and Mother are always away at church meetings.
It is a place of Family Fun and Enjoyment.
It is a place where children are welcome.
It is a place of Welcome and Hospitality.
It is not just a home for the family. It is a plce where Stranger can feel at home.
It is a place where God is given thanks for all things.
It is a place where family can bring their Friends.
It is a place where parents pray for their family.
It is a place where children learn to pray.
It is not just a clean, respectable house.
It is a HOME.
A place where Jesus himself would feel at ease, a place where Jesus lives, and callers who come without doubts, fears, and sorrows will meet him. They will find Faith, Hope, and Love, Company, and Understanding.
- reflection: it doesn't have to be christian home, i think every home should be like that...
It is a place of Love, Consideration, and Understanding.
It is a place where they pray for the homeless.
It is not a place where Father and Mother are always away at church meetings.
It is a place of Family Fun and Enjoyment.
It is a place where children are welcome.
It is a place of Welcome and Hospitality.
It is not just a home for the family. It is a plce where Stranger can feel at home.
It is a place where God is given thanks for all things.
It is a place where family can bring their Friends.
It is a place where parents pray for their family.
It is a place where children learn to pray.
It is not just a clean, respectable house.
It is a HOME.
A place where Jesus himself would feel at ease, a place where Jesus lives, and callers who come without doubts, fears, and sorrows will meet him. They will find Faith, Hope, and Love, Company, and Understanding.
- reflection: it doesn't have to be christian home, i think every home should be like that...
Theory of Light and Darkness
Does evil exist? Did God create evil?
The unversity professor challenged his students with this question.
"Did God create everything that exists?"
A student bravely replied, "Yes, he did!"
"God created everything?", the professor asked.
"Yes, sir.", the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
The student became quiet before such an answer.
The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more the religious faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question, professor?"
"Of course," replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
"What kind of a question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"
The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is suceptible to study when it has or transmit energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.
Absolute zero (−273.15 °C) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature.
Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."
The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong, sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light.
Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths of each colour.
You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it.
How can you know how dark a certain space is?
You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct?
Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this, the student replied, "Evil does not exist, sir. Or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
The young man's name -- Albert Einstein.
Perhaps it's a hoax that Albert Einstein was involved in this convo, but regardless of who the student is, it is still a good piece to read and ponder on...
The unversity professor challenged his students with this question.
"Did God create everything that exists?"
A student bravely replied, "Yes, he did!"
"God created everything?", the professor asked.
"Yes, sir.", the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
The student became quiet before such an answer.
The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more the religious faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question, professor?"
"Of course," replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
"What kind of a question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"
The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is suceptible to study when it has or transmit energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.
Absolute zero (−273.15 °C) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature.
Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."
The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong, sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light.
Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths of each colour.
You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it.
How can you know how dark a certain space is?
You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct?
Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this, the student replied, "Evil does not exist, sir. Or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
The young man's name -- Albert Einstein.
Perhaps it's a hoax that Albert Einstein was involved in this convo, but regardless of who the student is, it is still a good piece to read and ponder on...
Saturday, 6 August 2011
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