Advent Week of Hope Day 7

It's Advent season! For those who don't know Advent, it means “coming” or “arrival.” The focus of the season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ in his First Advent and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent. This year, some of us are following World Vision's Advent guide, each day they have a short paragraph to help us reflect on during this Advent season. Yesterday's prayer is a good one for me to keep praying to God for.


Dear God,

Christmas is Your light breaking into the darkness. We confess that we are sometimes blinded, not by Your glory, but by consumerism, greed, and the oppression of packed schedules. Help us this year to see and respond to Christmas differently. Strengthen us to resist the lure of getting more in a world where so many have so little. Equip us to use this time to remember Your birth and think about how we do Your will here on earth, as it is done in heaven. By breaking into human history, You showed us a different way—the way of reconciliation, redemption, and resurrection. As we celebrate how You came, help us remember why You came—and live differently because of it.

Amen.

一步又一步

Wanna share this song with you.  I learnt it in 讚美之泉 worship concert two months after my surgery.  I was in tear when singing this song.  How precious and thankful I feel about the every word I sang & the every move I made!! 

Couple months ago, I's lying in hospital bed with all the tubes, can't eat, can't poo, can't move, can't make noise.  Now, I'm sitting comfortably on the couch eating Haagen Dazs iceream. :)  I really thank God for this journey.  Just like the lyrics describes - "一步又一步, 這是恩典之路."  It's so easy to 'un-notice' His presence & leading along the way.  I thank God I 're-notice' that He's walking with me STEP by STEP.  This is a journey of grace.

"高山或低谷, 都是你在保護."  For my frds who are in the valley now, I feel sorry that as your frd, I don't know what to say, how to comfort you, or, what to help.  But I thank God for my sickness, coz I can share your suffering (even our sufferings would never be the same) and know better how to pray for you.  

Thru this sickness, I realize death & suffering are not as terrible as they seem.  But it's more terrible to face loneliness, unworthy, despair & fear.  I thank Jesus who has brought us love, joy & peace here on earth: The love from frds & family, the joy in every little moment in life & in Him, and the peace of mind during the turbulence.  No matter in which circumstances, God's arms are hovering us and protecting us.  

Love you,
Q

你是我的主 引我走正義路
高山或低谷 都是你在保護
萬人中唯獨 你愛我認識我.
永遠不變的應許 這一生都是祝福

一步又一步 這是恩典之路
你愛 你手 將我緊緊抓住
一步又一步 這是盼望之路
你愛 你手 牽引我走這人生路

Have I lost enough?

Couldn't sleep last night.  Partly, I'm blaming on the daylight saving time.  The one hour bonus didn't get me extra hour but lost at least 2 hours of sleep!!  The time change got me jetlag. ><   But, I think another reason is I's troubled after watching the sermon from Francis Chan.  I couldn't help thinking about my life... even though I thought I'd given much already, I'm still holding onto things that I should've let go if I truly want to seek His will.  Do I see God as the most dear, the most valuable treasure?  What do I need to lose?

You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.  Matthew 5:4

Pls do watch it and tell me if you're troubled like me?

Busy-ness

How many things can we fit in within 24 hours? 

Commute     -> 1 hr (or more)
Work           -> 9 hrs (or more) 
Sleep            -> 8 hrs (hopefully)
Shower         -> 30 min
Cook, Eat & Dishes  -> 2 hrs
Bathroom, Makeup -> 30 min

Free Time left: 3 hrs (or less)
Free Time for:
Devotion, pray, msn, fb, blogging, laundry, clean, pay bills, grocery shopping, serve, study, phone, sms, read/watch news, watch TV/movie, go out with people, exercise, reflect, youtube, listen to songs, read, facial, shopping...

What does God desire of our life?

Running Just to Catch Myself

I am driving
I am late for work 
Spilling coffee down my whitest shirt
While I'm flossing and I'm changing lanes
Oh Yeah

Now I'm driving
Through the parking lot
Doing eighty, hey what the heck why not
Watch it lady, Cuz you’re in my spot
Once again, It's early to work 
And here's a surprise, I got a
McMuffin for just 99 cents today
I think they ran a special

I can't stand still Can I get a witness
Can you hear me Anybody, Anybody
I think I am running just to catch myself

Maybe someday I could fly away
Go to Key Largo or Montego Bay
Sport my Speedo, maybe grab a tan
DREAM VACATION, WILD ELATION
Now I'm running
Straight into my boss
And he's angry, Oh and he calls me Ross
Which is funny, cause that ain’t my name

And that’s lame
I'm still running
Running very late, For a meeting
Wait, that was yesterday
Guess I'm early for the one next week, Oh how sweet
I get on the ladder, I corporately climb
I wave at my life as it passes me by everyday
My name's not Ross!

Life in my cubicle is discreet, Life in my cubicle is neat
I've got some pictures of my friends
Some sharpened pencils...where's my pen
Ten O'clock I'm in a meeting
Paper cut I think I'm bleeding
Check my hair it's still receding, Hey what a life
Break for lunch, there's nothing better
Run outside and don my sweater 
Like Fred Rogers let's be neighbors
I've lost my mind
I'm over worked, and underpaid, and non appreciated

It's just a perk of being of being middle class and educated
One... spinning circles in my chair
Two...win a game of solitaire
Three... And I ponder where my stapler's gone
Four O'clock and I stare at the door,
And I stare at my watch, Then I stare at the door
I stand by my desk like I'm going to war
There's just one thing I'll be needing
Grab my paycheck as I'm leaving
Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhh
Five O'clock it's time to go 
There's crowds to fight and time to blow
It's talking fast on my cell phone
Hey, watch out that’s reckless driving!
Five O'clock

It's time to hit the couch and watch TV
Set the clock and go to sleep
It's 8 a.m. on Monday morning
Again and again and again and again and again
Driving around, no where to go
And so I hang with my lady, 
Oh, and chill with my bros
It's okay, in my Cabriolet

When I meet God, I will have a question
I just forgot the question
I think I am running just to catch myself 

狂草

I exist in a web of relationships - links to nature, people, God.
I trace out these links, giving thanks for the life that flows through them.
Some links are twisted or broken: 
      I may feel regret, anger, disappointment.
I pray for the gift of acceptance and forgiveness.
                                                 http://www.sacredspace.ie

狂草

窮兇極惡的一片綠
巨獸般 爬上 大峽谷
浮誇的盛世 即將結局 沒機會哭

從萬柱煙囪裡 瀰漫上天空去
從萬里陰溝裡 流落到海邊去
你愛製造死氣 排出污水
從垃圾崗一角 蠶食到花園裡
沿鬧市的開發 連累到郊區去
叢林 被剷光 誰賠罪

讓 狂草的憤怒 敲響了 這段喪鐘
假使你 不找個 折衷
若 倫敦紐約 跟東京
都想變 荒墓野塚
即管試 狂草將會失控

沿地鐵車軌去 繁殖到屋村裡
沿著那水管去 爬越到天台去
這個 報復很快 無堅不摧
由住宅區出發 朝著市中心去
人類建的一切 生吞草堆裡
我要 沿路 每座城 沉睡去

誰自討的沒趣
曾經規勸 曾經警告
最後 也沒聽取
奇怪是 人類埋下了地雷
將爆裂 還很得意 這些壯舉

讓 狂草的憤怒 敲響了 這段喪鐘
假使你 還不找個 折衷
讓 台北首爾
讓香港 覆蓋於綠野中
交給我 狂草歸我操縱

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