Love in Action

Be joyful in hope

Patient in affliction

Faithful in prayer

      Romans 12:12

Parallel Lifetimes

Maybe in another lifetime,
I gathered the will to call you again.
Maybe in another lifetime,
I ran into you.
Maybe in another lifetime,
nothing mattered but us.
Maybe in another lifetime,
we never parted ways.
Maybe in another lifetime,
I still loved so passionately.
Maybe in another lifetime,
you reached out to me.
Maybe in another lifetime,
I wonder why not in this lifetime. 

그의 고민

키가 작은가, 말주변이 없는걸까?

돈이 부족한가, 실력이 없는걸까? 

못생긴건가, 매력이 없는걸까?

놀 줄 모르는 건가, 예의가 없는걸까?

무례한건가, 너무 따지는걸까?

내가 무엇이 부족한걸까 고민을 한다. 

그렇게 또 수많은 사람들이 지나가며,

또 그렇게 수많은 하루가 지나간다. 

나그네 - 벨튠스

나는 목적이 있는 나그네 
나의 목적은 하늘에 

복음으로 향한 길이기에 
십자가로 향한 길이기에 
편하지 않다는 걸 알기에 
지금도 전진하는 나는야 나그네

세상의 행복도 성공의 유혹도 
십자가 지고 가는 나그네 

그가 원하시는 걸 알기에 
그의 마음을 더 알기 위해 
그가 부르시는 곳을 향해 오늘도 
전진하는 나는야 나그네 

나그네 - 벨튠스

https://youtu.be/RO8CLyETyyE

A Doxology

"Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 'Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?' 'Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?' For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen." Romans 11:33-36

Almost like a war cry, or even a motivational speech, the verses cling onto my heart. "To him be the glory forever!" Amen! The words brightens me. It changes me, though for how long I do not know. A spark of truth lights me up to remember who I was, and who I was striving to be. 

All glory are yours LORD. Let your will be done. 

Psalm 104

"All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

When you give it to them, they gather it up;
   when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
When you hide your face, they are terrified;
   when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works." 

Psalm 104:27-31

And so shall I look to you, so shall I be satisfied, be terrified, created and renewed. 

A Simple Question

All I asked was, "Are you happy?"

She sat quietly for a few seconds,

and I noticed tears in her eyes.

I asked, "Why are you crying?"

She did not know why.

I thought about human frailty,

how delicate we are.

A simple touch could bring alive,

a simple word could tear down.

I did not know why.

The universe within us,

the chaos and peace that coexists.

It was all too great to be a simple chance.

I thought about God,

and how God thought about us. 

Church Life V.2

I realized I had deep doubts about the Bible and God. I could not know wherein this doubt stemmed from, but it was clearly visible now. I did not trust the church not the people present. I did not trust the pastor, perhaps from experiences of my past. 

I realized this precisely because I was met with a situation in which I had to take a step forward in faith to the church, to the people, and to the pastor. 

In that, I guess I want to give my thanks to him. He does seem sincere. He did not simply want me coming to church. He did not want me to do anything to serve the church. He really seemed to genuinely care for my spirituality, and my relationship with God. 

I was a bit hesitant to repeat what I already had gone through, the church life, the mission trips and the volunteer works. I was too tired from it all, yet I was back in the same place as years before.

It was different this time around, however. All was same, but I could feel the love. I could feel what I had missed before. I was feeling God's presence, His mighty works within me.  

Mission Statement

Why do I do what I do?
To let you know
that Jesus loves you.
That he dies for your sins
and rose again
so that you may be with Him
for all eternity
without tears, pain, or sorrow

Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley 

The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?—

See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the moonbeams kiss the sea:
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me?