Amazing Grace

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

SaYoNaRa!


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Monday, November 21, 2005

A Bosom Friend



Have you ever met someone that you seem to know each other for million years, you two can talk about anything without pretence or disguise, enjoy each other’s company, and you are hoping to know this person a lot sooner? Not just chat with anything, but can help each other grow in positive ways. If you have this bosom friend (kindred spirit), please cherish this person for this person doesn’t just happen to be in your life by accidence. It must be God’s providence. There are several billion people on earth, and the odd is pretty small. That’s why we Chinese say, “士為知己者死”,而有多少人會為他人而死呢?

If you have a bosom friend, I am so happy for you. If not, someone special is long waiting for you there. With this someone, you can build the relationship greater than David-Jonathan or Jacob-Rachel. The relation is the sweetest and yet the deepest. He is the almighty God. (
Learn more) You can lay anything, any trouble, any tearful pain, and any impossibility to Him. He listens and understands you, and He is your best bosom friend. I encourage you (including me) to talk with Him in everything on our mind through prayer! We’ll see amazing things……

I just learn this song from Stream of Praise, and it helps refresh and remind my relationship with God especially in prayer. Hope you like it as well!


禱告

禱告 因為我渺小
禱告 因為我知道我需要
明瞭 您心意對我重要
禱告 已假裝不了
禱告 因為您的愛我需要
您關懷 我走過的您都明白

有些事我只想要對您說
因您比任何人都愛我
痛苦從眼中流下
我知道您為我擦
在早晨我也要來對您說
主耶穌今天我為您活
所需要的力量您天天賜給我
您恩典夠我用


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I Pray

I pray, for I am nothing.
I pray, for I clearly know I need
To seek Your will as it’s shown to me.
I pray, for I am searching.
I pray, for Your love is what I need.
On my knees, through the valleys, You walk with me.

Some things I only wanna let You know
'Cause no one loves me like You, my Lord
Though tears of pain may fall out
You’re with me I have no doubt.
As day breaks Lord I wanna cry to You
'Cause You so love me, You’ll pull me through.
The strength that I need I receive every morning
Your grace is all I need.

Copyright 2005 Stream of Praise Music. CCLI#4496650

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Saturday, November 12, 2005

Piggy Like


I am afraid that I will become a piggy soon based on the following facts:

Fact 1: I have gained 5 pounds after married (~27 months ago). Using the same formula, I will turn into a snowball in the next 4 years.

Fact 2: I will visit somewhere called "snack heaven" soon. I don't think I can resist the temptations of delicious food there. My double-layer tummy will soon become TRIPLE-layer!

Fact 3: I am a lazy bone. The concept of "exercise" is far away from my head.


"Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God. You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body."

~Bible 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ~

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Friday, November 04, 2005

有明白,才有信任!

有明白,才有信任。 (我好像在為某家公司打廣告咧!)

小時候總是喜歡伏在大人身旁,靜靜地聽他們聊天,當中,學到許多自己在課堂裡根本學不到的,也更加敬佩他們所經歷的。聽完之後,總覺得台灣是個悲情的小島,憐惜之心由衷而出。以下的幾則小故事全是大人們所經歷的!

大阿姨(70+ yr)從小接受日本教育(清末起,台灣割讓給日本統治50年),老一輩的感受到雖然被日本政府管得十分嚴厲,但他們說話算話。一個小偷偷東西,他們會將小偷的手切掉,以示警惕。那時日本人非常喜歡台灣生產的稻米,就徵收台灣的米進口到日本,再加上那時台灣的老百姓沒像現在如此自由,一個家庭米的數量是由政府管治的,所以大家庭常會覺得米不夠吃,外婆說,她和許多媽媽們常常去中南部"偷渡"買米,私自買賣米當時來說是違法的,若回程時經過主要橋樑,她們不能就大大方方走過去,她們必須由橋下涉河而過,因為要躲避日本警察,想想一個女人家要背要提如此重的米一定很辛苦,外婆說,有一個女人,為了要救掉到河裡的米,一個不小心滑了一跤,洶湧的河水就把她沖走了....

說到台灣小吃,真讓人流口水,百百種。媽媽說,台灣人以前窮,許多人為了養家活口,就自己搭個小攤位,賣起自己家中常作來吃的東西,用的材料並不高級,而是用便宜的材料,像麵粉類,再加上一點青菜,一些肉,就成為一道小吃了。

媽媽出生那年,大陸淪陷,國民黨撤退來台。由於政治因素,全台灣"戒嚴"。記得我小時候,常常都要防空演習(演習共產黨若由空中來打台灣的情景,我們要如何保護自己),在中學的時候,女孩子也要學習如何把槍,以防共產黨攻過來時,男兵不夠用,我們可當後補,還記得我的把槍準確度是60%,還不賴吧!Anyway,可能那些來台的大陸人因語言(台語vs國語)的緣故,再加上人品質的原因,許多撤來的大陸人偷東西,打台灣人,殺台灣人,我的外公親眼看到他的朋友被大陸人殺死。引起台灣人的不滿, "228 事件" 就是一個眾台灣人親眼目睹的血惺事件。再加上"戒嚴" 的名意,人民若有一些先進的思想(例如:民主),或是共產黨思想,大禍就會臨到他們的家裡。那些人會憑空消失,好一點的會被終生監禁在外島的牢裡。 "美麗島事件" 就是歷史的見證。當時在外公外婆家,他們是用金紙(拜神用的)擦屁屁,那時已算是很好的了,我爸爸家更窮,他們用樹葉擦屁屁呢!那時白紙是高級品呢!外公說,那時有共產黨的人到處發傳單,宣傳共產黨思想,天真不識字的台灣人,看到白紙,當作寶,就把傳單帶回家,釘成筆記本給小孩子用。哇!因為如此作,許多拿到傳單的人被認為是有共產黨思想,就被國民黨終生監禁,一個解釋的機會都沒有。媽媽有個同學,在她的印像中從未見過她的爸爸,因為聽說她爸爸在她很小的時候被人抓走了。可想而知為何有如此多台灣人那麼不喜歡國民黨了!

在蔣經國總統過世後(忘記跟您說,那時國民黨的官僚,很多都是世襲的,子承父位),李登輝副總統繼任總統(李登輝先生是個準台灣人,與我阿姨一樣受日本教育,原本加入國民黨,但之後退出國民黨,大概是國民黨不能接受他的台獨思想吧!),下令"解嚴"(戒嚴的相反),人民的聲音才開始被聽見,民進黨形成。阿扁首開在市議會,扯下 microphone,引起大眾的注意,讓國民黨認真地聽聽人民的心聲。


長期在國民黨的統治下,台灣人深深覺得要給台灣人一個機會來執政,這一點情,就讓阿扁作了總統。有許多人批評阿扁作的不好,經濟冷淡,大失所望,甚至有民進黨的人退出民進黨。Well, how can we expect a new-born baby to run? 民進黨由無開始,想要用國民黨的人材,但國民黨不放人!我在思想,兩黨若不能協調,如何能為人民著想呢?

回看過去,您並不能論斷哪一個黨好,哪一個黨差,因為各有各的好,換句話說,各有各的軟弱。若沒有蔣家(國民黨)當時的十大建設和經濟奇蹟,哪有現在的台灣?若沒有民進黨提倡的週休二日,環保,和興建捷運,人民哪有更好的環境,精神和方便的交通?讓我們少批評論斷,但求看到對方比自己好而感到高興吧!

"你們要意念相同,愛心相同,凡事不可結黨,不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀;只要存心謙卑,各人看別人比自己強。各人不要單顧自己的事,也要顧別人的事。當以基督耶穌的心為心。祂本有 神的形像,不以自己與 神同等為強奪的;反倒虛己,取了奴僕的形像,成為人的樣式;既有人的樣子,就自己卑微,存心順服,以至於死,且死在十字架上。所以 神將祂升為至高,又賜給祂那超乎萬名之上的名,叫一切在天上的,地上的,和地底下的,因耶穌的名,無不屈膝,無不口稱耶穌基督為主,將榮耀歸與父 神。"
~聖經 腓利比書 2章3-15節~

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