tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post923553739966677675..comments2024-03-22T04:12:44.008+08:00Comments on Breaking the Word: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-199846434302701172008-09-17T19:21:00.000+08:002008-09-17T19:21:00.000+08:00Physical bodies are destroyed when humans commit v...Physical bodies are destroyed when humans commit violence on one another. Terrorists, murderers, and heinous acts of all sorts rob humanity whether in the form of bodily hurt or insidious poisoning of the environment. We witness these acts daily and it must bring pain to our God when the world seem so perverse.<BR/>When I look around me, I also see brokenness of another sort – those that are deprived of love, those that are emotionally abused and especially some that are mentally subjugated through verbal bashing. Beyond bodily injuries, their scars are deeper and sometimes become impervious to love. These are the ones that reaching out mean a lot to me. Can I bring temporary healing and let the wounds find their own salve when they have learned to cope?<BR/>Pray always that I will be sensitive to those around me that may have need of gentle encouragement, a nod, a smile, a pat of the hand to inform them that we are kindred souls all in the same search, reaching out to God’s love and compassion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-45817736460726772632008-09-17T09:38:00.000+08:002008-09-17T09:38:00.000+08:00It's quite a coincidence to read about the train c...It's quite a coincidence to read about the train crash as I was in tight traffic this morning and thought to myself, "If one of us does not give way, our cars would crash."<BR/>I recall driving along the scenic narrow country roads of Ireland many years back, and was struck by the courtesy and patience shown by road users who were prepared to back even a hundred metres to let another vehicle pass by. There are gracious drivers on this world!<BR/><BR/>Isn't life sometimes like that? If we had known that a headlong relationship collision is imminent, would we take the effort to put on the breaks to avoid the cost of broken bodies and broken spirits? Or perhaps we should really be travelling at a slower, more mindful pace to begin with.<BR/><BR/>And perhaps to really cover our bases, seek divine guidance about the wisdom of taking that journey in the first place, for only God would have had the birds-eye view of the imminent collision, and be able to guide us to a safer place of being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com