Painting Colors to Life

Lets continue the story as how it was told in the Signs of the Times.

Okay, so the stranger was soon forgotten, for they were sailing through a tragic scene. The water was thick with the bloated bodies of livestock, men, women, and children, all floating toward the Gulf of Mexico. Close to sundown, Clara noticed the stranger. Darkness fell and the ship was enveloped in a thick fog that left them navigating the debris-filled river blind. Clara was terrified and in spite of herself, began to pray. 

The stranger's voice interrupted her. "Within moments the steamboat will be in a deadly crevasse," he said. "The captain will not listen to me. You must command him to pull back at once!" There was something about the stranger's tone that impressed Clara and she issued the order immediately. The captain anchored on the opposite side of the river. 

At dawn, everyone saw the death they had narrowly escaped. How had the stranger known? Clara asked her staff to look for him so they could thank him but "he" is nowhere to be found. Until she died, Clara Barton believed that an angel had saved the Mattie Bell. 

Despite of the long article, I loved how the story illustrates unseen guardian angels in our lives. Okay, need to go with a friend to look for prenatal vitamins. So happy for her despite how long we haven't had the chance to meet. :) 

Do you believe in Angels? If you ask me personally, my answer would be Yes.

In my previous post I mentioned about a lesson I learned from a magazine called Signs of the Times. The highlight of this magazine this month is about Angels. After my read, I was intrigue by the introduction story of a lady named Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross who regard herself as a deist.

While supervising a relief effort for a terrible spring flood on the Mississippi River from the deck of the riverboat Mattie Bell, she encountered a stranger just before departure from the river that was jammed with debris and submerged dangers. This stranger was insisting on boarding the Mattie Bell. Clara had no time for sightseers and denied the permission. But by the time she'd sent that order, the boat had pulled away with the extra passenger on board.

Sorry but I have to stop the story here. Will be continued in Read on Angels #2. Need to get the best weight loss pills to a friend. It's an exercise machine.

Two Christian men had a "falling away." When one of them heard that the other was talking against him, he went to him and said, "Will you be kind enough to tell me my faults so that I may profit by your Christian candor and can try to get rid of them?" "Yes, sir," replied the second man, "I will do it."

 

The first man said, "Before you begin, will you bow down with me and ask God to help me see my faults as you will tell them? You lead in the prayer." When the prayer was over, the man who had sought the interview said, "Now tell me of your complaint about me."

 

But his friend replied,"After praying over it, it seems so little that it isn't worth talking about. I now see that in talking against you, I have been serving the devil, and I need you to pray for me and forgive me the wrong I have done to you." 

 

If we prayed more before we criticized others, we would say less. 

Read this from writespirit. While searching for top wrinkle cream online, I was asked what I am thankful for the most this week, my answer has to be good health. :)

My love of light is my spiritual Will.
Within it is the power infinite.
I give fear no place in my life.
My love of light is God's Smile of satisfaction.

God's supreme Love manifests in me and through me
To transform my human problems into my divine opportunities. 

My animal human love is my unnatural experience  and uncertain possibility.

My divine human love is my natural experience and certain inevitability of my living in the Eternal Now.

My love throbbingly says: "God is all blessing." God's Love smilingly says: "My child is all gratitude." 

Love radiates the life of harmony,
brightens the joy consciousness and sharpens the sword of intuition.
Love is always ready to meet man's every soulful demand.
Love conquers all that is unlike God.
It is, indeed, supreme over all.

Love gives me my importance in the cosmic Vision of God.
Nobody remembers me save my love.
My sole treasure is love.
Love's treasure is God's Heart.

Love is the undeniable truth of my identity as God's son, chosen son.
Love is the unique combination of Heaven's freedom and earth's discipline.
In Heaven's freedom is earth's emancipation.
In earth's discipline is Heaven's manifestation.

No time-born desire can rend my love of light.
My love of light flies beyond the widespread net of death.
Mine is the love that has the birthless origin and the deathless end

By: Sri Chinmoy

He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot
forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair,
against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.--Aeschylus--

I want to learn more of the meaning behind what Aeschylus meant when he wrote down these phrase. I am going out soon to buy some sa la bao sai kleam (chinese buns with cream). It's our favorite sa la bao. Then hopefully after lunch we could find something fun to do until sundown. One thing I love about the Sabbath is that you could do so many things that brings joy without thinking about being tired. I wish we have more of like what I used to join during my college years -- Branch Sabbath schools. I love teaching children and see how they join in praising God and at the same time worshiping and acknowledge Him as their God. I shall keep my ears open for such activities here. :)

Hobbit and I are going on another short trip end of this month and I could hardly wait. This place we are going to is known as having good streets food. Wah, I can already picture all the different kinds of yummilicious dishes...Getting help from Mesothelioma or not, I am eyeing for Chinese food!!! We and our friend made a pack that we would slow down on our consumptions before our visit and pick up the speed once the plane touch down. Can't wait...can't wait!!!

RNL = Read and Laugh :) 

I love this creative use of abbreviations. Somehow it says something about the Singapore government but hey, creative isn't? Speaking of this country, I just went to the black market (hottest money changing place in town) yesterday and boy did I have a big fuss with the lady at the counter. They are not selling me gold coins so why do I have to give in? Siao!!

In Singapore, living in Highly Dangerous Building (HDB), most people have already gotten used to Pay And Pay (PAP), not only pay, you Pay Until Broke (PUB).

If that is not enough, somebody still Purposely Want to Dig (PWD) from you. What can you do if you are in the Money Only Environment (MOE).

With the current Mad Accounting System (MAS), you are forced to Pay the Sum Ahead (PSA) which make some people Purposely Owe Some Banks (POSB) and living on Loan Techniques Always (LTA).

When you are sick, you might be able to use the Cash Prior to Funeral (CPF) fund if you happen to be admitted to the Money Operating Hospital (MOH) on time. If you are in sure bad luck, you may meet doctor who Never Use Heart (NUH) to treat you and that would make you to Sure Give up Hope (SGH). When that happens, Call Home (CH), you deserve a better place to recuperate.

To help to ease the traffic, motorists have to pay Cash On Expressway (COE). If that don't help, the Lousy Tax Accounting (LTA), can always Every time Raise Price (ERP) on the road.

If you don't own a car, you can always go for the Mad Rush to Train (MRT) and get squashed Side By Side (SBS).