"To pray is to walk in the full light of God, and to say simply, without holding back, 'I am human and You are God.' At that moment, conversion occurs, the restoration of the true relationship. A human being is not someone who once in a while makes a mistake, and God is not someone who now can then forgives. No, human beings are sinners and God is love." - Henri Nouwen's
Prayer is a declaration of dependence upon God.
A prayer of desperation -- "God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Psalm 139:4, 7-8: "Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.... Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there."
from the book "Prayer" by Philip Yancy
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
to read the bookmark....
Dear all brothers and sisters,
The bookmark on the blog page might be very small to read. You can simplify click on the bookmark and it will pop-up a bigger format of the bookmark. If you still have problem reading it… email me or I will show it to you on Sunday.
Humbly serving in Christ,
janet
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Meaning of Noel
The word Nowell[1] comes from the French word Noël meaning "Christmas", from the Latin word natalis ("birth"). It may also be from the Gaulish words "noio" or "neu" meaning "new" and "helle" meaning "light" referring to the winter solstice when sunlight begins overtaking darkness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_No%C3%ABl
Monday, December 3, 2007
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