Job 1:21
說：「我赤身出於母胎，也必赤身歸回；賞賜的是耶和華，收取的也是耶和華。耶和華的名是應當稱頌的。」
And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

2 Corinthians 12:9
他對我說：「我的恩典夠你用的，因為我的能力是在人的軟弱上顯得完全。」所以，我更喜歡誇自己的軟弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

最知心的朋友
曲、詞：小敏
主你是我最知心的朋友，主你是我最親愛的伴侶，
我的心在天天追想著你，渴望見到你的面，
在我人生的每一個臺階，在我人生的每一個小站，
你的手總是在攙拉著我，把我帶在你身邊，
告訴我當走的路，沒有滑向死亡線，
你愛何等的長闊深高，我心發出驚歎，
有了主還要什麼，我心與主想連，
我已起誓要跟隨主，永不改變

Only God can understand me ... really. Sigh~

得勝之歌

First song I actually finished writing this year ... Sad because it's October already and I only have one song written so far! The juice in my brain is all used up for other things in the past ten months ... But Praise the Lord anyways, for this song was written when I was insomnious (for a good few days) a couple of weeks ago.

It's in Mandarin:

黑夜 孤忱難眠
白晝 惡夢纏繞
每天的生活總像木偶不知方向
周圍的壓力折磨著我不肯罷休

黑暗的權勢想要掌舵
死亡的幽谷想要拉著我
似是可怕 但我卻不怕
因為神是我心中的力量

勝過世界 勝過死亡
主耶穌釘死十架三天後復活
祂的恩圍繞我 祂的愛充滿我
太陽不能傷我 月亮也不害我

榮耀歸主 權柄也歸主
衪的救恩賜我有永生盼望
一天離開世界 回到天家
與主同在 唱得勝之歌 直到永永遠遠

The song was completed in half an hour. :-)

Count Your Blessings

Just went for a light breakfast with a sister this morning. We started off chatting about how busy our lives had been, and later we talked about how great God's blessings were even though there hadn't been much dramatic things happening.

I always enjoy chatting with this sister (and many others of course) because we would always count our blessings in our conversations, which repeatedly reminds me of how amazing God is. Often times we would suspect God has withdrawn Himself from our lives, but no, He hasn't and He will never. Just count your blessings and you'll know how much He has done for you, and how much He loves you.

A simple gathering with a friend makes my day. :-)

"You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told." (Psalm 40:5)

In everything give thanks!

愛，我願意

愛，我願意
曲、詞： 洪啟元/游智婷

十字架上的光芒，溫柔又慈祥，
帶著主愛的力量，向著我照亮。
我的心不再隱藏，完全的擺上，
願主愛來澆灌我，在愛中得自由釋放。
我願意降服，我願意降服，
在你愛的懷抱中，我願意降服。
你是我的主，你是我的主，
永遠在你懷抱中，你是我，你是我的主。

Lord, with the faith You give me, I'll live. Amen.

Facebook, What A Great Invention.

Whoever invented facebook, I would like to give you my sincere respect.

I'm not trying to idolize facebook. I'm just amazed of how many old buddies I'm able to reconnect with, especially the ones from HK (which means, at my elementary school!). Some of them I haven't contacted for the whole 12 years I have been in Canada. Others, I've exchanged messages with them from time to time, but the frequency is low.

I'm amazed that some people end up in the same city as mine currently (Vancouver in this case), and we actually have mutual friends.

I'm even more amazed that many of us have come to Christ over the years. After all, our elementary school, despite its workload, made a difference in our lives.

Understanding

Throughout my stay in Calgary, people kept asking me about my future, given I'm already done my master's degree. I told them I was going to pursue yet another certificate called the Diploma in Music Performance at UBC, which will take me another two years.

If I had told 100 people about my conditions, I dare to say up to 98 people responded with more questions, "Why do you still need to study? Haven't you already got a master's degree? (... deleting many more subsequent questions)" I then had to use even more breath to explain my career ambitions and what-not. Every time I had to explain my situation, I felt more and more insensitive and annoyed to what I say. What don't people just be cool with I'm about to do and stop asking demanding questions?

Two people understood. One night I was having dinner with my fellowship counsellors (in Calgary of course), and as I told them about my dreams, they said they totally understood why I had to study more. They could even detect my mentality towards my plans. Wow, I was so amazed and thankful since I could finally find someone who think in the same page (even though they are not musicians) as I do.

I realize God is truly an understanding God. Even though I always know He is an understanding God, as it shows in His Words, I never trust it wholeheartedly because I haven't got an extraordinary experience. But He knows I am weak, so through my endless sharing with people about my future plans, He shows me His wonderful attribute in a very obvious way.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, once again. I love You.

Psalm 121

詩 篇 121
1 （ 上 行 之 詩 。 ） 我 要 向 山 舉 目 ； 我 的 幫 助 從 何 而 來 ？
2 我 的 幫 助 從 造 天 地 的 耶 和 華 而 來 。
3 他 必 不 叫 你 的 腳 搖 動 ； 保 護 你 的 必 不 打 盹 ！
4 保 護 以 色 列 的 ， 也 不 打 盹 也 不 睡 覺 。
5 保 護 你 的 是 耶 和 華 ； 耶 和 華 在 你 右 邊 蔭 庇 你 。
6 白 日 ， 太 陽 必 不 傷 你 ； 夜 間 ， 月 亮 必 不 害 你 。
7 耶 和 華 要 保 護 你 ， 免 受 一 切 的 災 害 ； 他 要 保 護 你 的 性 命 。
8 你 出 你 入 ， 耶 和 華 要 保 護 你 ， 從 今 時 直 到 永 遠 。

Psalm 121 (NASB)
The LORD the Keeper of Israel.
A Song of Ascents.
1I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come?
2My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
3He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
4Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
6The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.
8The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.


這一段經文我背誦如流，而當我過每天的生活，我都可以經歷到它的實在。

我擁有車牌已差不多5年。這5年來，除了有一兩次差點出事外，我真的一次都沒有get involved in a car accident. 每次出trip，神都保守我出入平安。每次坐公車，神都保守我安全到達目的地。甚至我有時在學校練習夜歸，神都保守我腳步安穩。回想一下，其實安全並不是必然的，因為每天都有不同的意外或不幸的事件發生。家人朋友們都叮囑我一定要小心，甚至給我一點物品去傍身。當然，他們是出自好意，不過神大能的手臂比任何東西更可靠。所以，我實在很少害怕，因為神給我有出人意外的平安。

神除了保守我的腳步外，還保守我身體健康。So far 我最常見的病痛都不礙於傷風感冒，而我的腿於2003年所受的virus都在一星期內康復。我深信神是不想阻礙我事奉，不過作為神的孩子，一定天天將身體獻上，當作活祭，because that's what God commands. (Romans 12:1)

Dear Lord, thank you so much! I love You! :-D