tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post3881278085305538097..comments2024-03-22T04:12:44.008+08:00Comments on Breaking the Word: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-83280460317307043082013-11-21T12:10:54.183+08:002013-11-21T12:10:54.183+08:00I was quite old when I realized that a house is no...I was quite old when I realized that a house is not always a home...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-89881522294675837932009-12-10T03:39:26.704+08:002009-12-10T03:39:26.704+08:00Talking about moving. The office is also like a &q...Talking about moving. The office is also like a "second home" since we spend so much of our waking hours there.<br />Not to justify me moving on but the part about Mencius and his mother moving till he found a good environment for learning and growth hits home, as I'm about to embark on a new career/direction.<br />I've been praying really hard about this and asking God for direction too. So far it's been going smoothly and I'm on to my final interview.<br /><br />I've had several jobs now since leaving law school some 15 yrs ago. Each one gave a chance to learn new things, make friendships and took me on to the next stage in career/life. Sometimes, we need to get out of our comfort zone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-717784175953458422009-10-14T09:38:26.126+08:002009-10-14T09:38:26.126+08:00I really appreciate this simple, yet penetrating h...I really appreciate this simple, yet penetrating homily that hits home (to where the heart is).<br /><br />Coincidentally, I've been drawn to Romans 12:2, and wonder how to keep letting go of what is "good and pleasing" to make room for what is "perfect" in God's will for me.<br /><br />Ultimately, we cannot have full knowledge of God's perfect will ahead of time, and hence resist/fear letting go; but suffice to say (with faith) that it will be more glorious than what we can ever imagine. For this hope, it is worth trading all current possessions (including existing spiritual blessings) for the treasure yet to be seen.<br /><br />Shalom :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-85894784968985355872009-10-12T05:06:32.637+08:002009-10-12T05:06:32.637+08:00Talking about home made me think of my parish chur...Talking about home made me think of my parish church, and how hard it is to attend another church even though I can't stand my parish priest (I hope he doesn't read this blog ..) <br />In a way, your parish is kind of a home. It where you grow up, attend catechism, marriages, baptisms and funerals. You go every week and usually sit at your favourite spot. You tend to meet the same few people who also like to sit around you. <br />Home is an attachment, and you don't feel the same when you're somewhere else. When I attend Mass somewhere else, I feel like I'm a visitor and it's a transition. I go back to my parish and I'm more comfortable again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-75276061813581156642009-10-11T10:36:59.108+08:002009-10-11T10:36:59.108+08:00You bring to mind the axiom “A house is not a Home...You bring to mind the axiom “A house is not a Home”. In my lifetime, we move around a bit from place to place but each time we inhabit a place, we turn it into a home; leaving our imprints, creating memories, fabricating comfort factors which identify this is my Home.<br />The rich young man’s natural response brings to mind Mat 16:26 “For what doth it profit a man if he should gain the world but suffer the loss of his soul”. It takes great Wisdom and fortitude just to contemplate the consequence of such a request (command). Years of comfort building, striving, achieving, attaining, realizing our worth, then to distribute them away? <br />Following Jesus is a tough order and the only way to eternal life is through Him. So what are the options? Charity begins at home so perhaps that’s where I will begin.<br />To be at rest, as defined by St. Augustine, is a reminder we forget at our own peril.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com