En route to my herbalist's appointment this afternoon, I saw a fly on the left side of my car. I thought it would go away soon, but it stayed there kilometre after kilometre. Perhaps it was dead? No, its body would have fallen off my car already if it was.
I took a closer look to the fly for a second; I saw its legs hanging on tight. Yeah, with my car moving at 70 km/h, and with the gusty wind outside, this vulnerable being wouldn't be able to survive if it didn't stay strong.
Finally, as I stopped for red right on Shagganappi Trail at Edgemont Blvd, the fly took off. It had reached its destination.
I hope it has enjoyed taxi service from me!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
I Will See You in A Year!
The title of this entry must have caught some people's attention. Why this title anyways? Well, read on and you will see what happened.
Went to my opthamologist appointment this morning. (Opthamologist is some sort of eye specialist, for those who have no clue what it is.) After a 40-minute drive (went to where I usually go and found out they had moved, thus longer drive) and an hour wait at the centre, finally my doctor said, "Things look great in your eyes! I will see you again in a year!"
People repeatedly asked me the reason to my recurrence of corneal abrasion. Actually, this time, I didn't spend much effort investigating. I know overall my health needs to be convalesced after a series of illness this year. What I see, from this incident, is God was trying to free me from worries and anxiety. I had been virtually restless before the abrasion happened. Two weddings to perform in, and busy wrapping up the school year at the studio. Even when I was in vacation I was not completely at rest. It was the first time I had a vacation with my mom alone, and I constantly had to ensure I had taken good care of her, for she didn't know how to get around Vancouver via public transportation. Furthermore, as much as I tried to avoid work/ministries during vacation, I still had to answer a few responsibilities-related e-mails, using the hotel computer, to ensure things are being taken care of.
After the corneal abrasion happened, I was out of commission for one full week. I couldn't open my eyes for the first 3 days and had fuzzy vision for the next 3-4 days. I took an extra week off from work and disappeared from the cyber world completely during the time (rare incident ;-). That's when I finally had real rest. God knows that my upcoming challenges (jam-packed teaching schedule, music arrangements, pre-Christmas skit, Regina concert and workshop with GM) would take a lot of my energy, so He made sure I was well rejuvenated first.
Yes, corneal abrasion hurts. I didn't like this to happen, especially when it was a relapse. But, God's gracious love, the Greatest Comfort, is behind the hurt, and it makes everything all the better. :-)
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神未曾應許 God Hath Not Promised
Music and Words by: William M. Runyan & Annie Johnson Flint
神未曾應許，天色常藍，人生的路途，花香常漫，
神未曾應許，常晴無雨，常樂無痛苦，常安無虞。
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
神未曾應許，我們不遇苦難和試探，懊惱憂慮，
神未曾應許，我們不負許多的重擔，許多事務。
God hath not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.
神未曾應許，前途順利，平坦的大路，任意驅馳，
沒有大山阻，青雲直上，沒有深水隔，一路通暢。
God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain rocky and steep,
Never a river turbid and deep.
副歌：神卻曾應許，生活有力，行路有亮光，作工得息，
試煉得恩助，危難有賴，無限的體諒，不朽的愛。
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above.
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
Went to my opthamologist appointment this morning. (Opthamologist is some sort of eye specialist, for those who have no clue what it is.) After a 40-minute drive (went to where I usually go and found out they had moved, thus longer drive) and an hour wait at the centre, finally my doctor said, "Things look great in your eyes! I will see you again in a year!"
People repeatedly asked me the reason to my recurrence of corneal abrasion. Actually, this time, I didn't spend much effort investigating. I know overall my health needs to be convalesced after a series of illness this year. What I see, from this incident, is God was trying to free me from worries and anxiety. I had been virtually restless before the abrasion happened. Two weddings to perform in, and busy wrapping up the school year at the studio. Even when I was in vacation I was not completely at rest. It was the first time I had a vacation with my mom alone, and I constantly had to ensure I had taken good care of her, for she didn't know how to get around Vancouver via public transportation. Furthermore, as much as I tried to avoid work/ministries during vacation, I still had to answer a few responsibilities-related e-mails, using the hotel computer, to ensure things are being taken care of.
After the corneal abrasion happened, I was out of commission for one full week. I couldn't open my eyes for the first 3 days and had fuzzy vision for the next 3-4 days. I took an extra week off from work and disappeared from the cyber world completely during the time (rare incident ;-). That's when I finally had real rest. God knows that my upcoming challenges (jam-packed teaching schedule, music arrangements, pre-Christmas skit, Regina concert and workshop with GM) would take a lot of my energy, so He made sure I was well rejuvenated first.
Yes, corneal abrasion hurts. I didn't like this to happen, especially when it was a relapse. But, God's gracious love, the Greatest Comfort, is behind the hurt, and it makes everything all the better. :-)
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神未曾應許 God Hath Not Promised
Music and Words by: William M. Runyan & Annie Johnson Flint
神未曾應許，天色常藍，人生的路途，花香常漫，
神未曾應許，常晴無雨，常樂無痛苦，常安無虞。
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
神未曾應許，我們不遇苦難和試探，懊惱憂慮，
神未曾應許，我們不負許多的重擔，許多事務。
God hath not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.
神未曾應許，前途順利，平坦的大路，任意驅馳，
沒有大山阻，青雲直上，沒有深水隔，一路通暢。
God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain rocky and steep,
Never a river turbid and deep.
副歌：神卻曾應許，生活有力，行路有亮光，作工得息，
試煉得恩助，危難有賴，無限的體諒，不朽的愛。
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above.
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
When You Need to be Strong ...
When You Need to be Strong
I look at the days ahead and wonder what they hold.
Don't we all?
And then these words make their way to my heart:
"Go in the strength you have...am I not sending you?"
Judges 6:14
We don't have to...
wait to overcome our weaknesses,
complete the ten point improvement plan,
figure everything out.
The strength we already have is all the strength we need.
Because we have a limitless God within us who loves us.
As is.
And He promises to stick by us.
All the way.
-Holley Gerth
I look at the days ahead and wonder what they hold.
Don't we all?
And then these words make their way to my heart:
"Go in the strength you have...am I not sending you?"
Judges 6:14
We don't have to...
wait to overcome our weaknesses,
complete the ten point improvement plan,
figure everything out.
The strength we already have is all the strength we need.
Because we have a limitless God within us who loves us.
As is.
And He promises to stick by us.
All the way.
-Holley Gerth
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