~Footprints of my Life~

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed the set of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."

The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

~Footprints of my Life~

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Prayer of St. Francis

As I sang this song in church today, tears kept flowing down my cheeks. In fact, during Saturday, I was weeping bitterly to myself for many things..... but in the midst of my brokenness and in the midst of typing my letter to God....I saw the wretchedness of myself and others but.... I also saw how God was faithful and how he was paving a way for me.

Perhaps some cannot understand what I am doing....Perhaps they think I am too kind. Perhaps they think I am stupid. But i know that it is 'in pardoning that we are pardoned'.

Another reason why I cried was also because I saw how short I fell of God's standard... Today's sermon was about the power of our tongue. God has bestowed upon us the gift of the tongue but the choice to use it to bless or to curse is still up to us. And as a teacher, how I use my tongue is of course very important because it can either either help or destroy a child.

To ah yap and liyi....as i was in church hearing the sermon today, I was thinking of you all. I pray and hope that you will love your students even though some of them may be really horrendous. I know some sec sch students really have a bad attitude and behavior and they will make you want to give up on them. But don't give up because you all really have a great influence on them whether it seems like it a not. And I pray that you will also forgive them because they are after all still young and perhaps they don't even know how hurtful their actions are. Everyone needs love and concern and when you give them that, it really does make a world of a difference. May God Bless you all in your walk as teachers because you all are really really important.

This choral song reminded me of the days when Iwas in choir and the lovely sound of choral music. I still love singing but I doubt I will have a chance to sing in a choir again. But whatever it is, I still thank God for giving me lovely memories of choir.

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, your pardon Lord;

Where there is doubt, let there be faith;

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace,

Where there is despair, let me bring hope;

Where there is darkness, let there be light;

Where there is sadness, let there be joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,