This is beautiful.
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle. The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while. His shirt was kind a shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head, Then rose and walked away. In the days that followed, each noon time came this chap, each time he knelt just for a moment, A lunch pail in his lap.. Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear, He decided to stop the man and ask him, "What are you doing here?" The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was his prayer time, For finding strength and power.
"I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord, This is kind a what I say: "I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM CHECKING IN TODAY."
The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was fine.He told the man he was welcome To come and pray just anytime. Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks." He hurried to the door. The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before. His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer: "I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME
CHECKING IN TODAY." Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come. As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some. At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill. The hospital staff was worried, But he'd given them a thrill. The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes in the ward. His smiles, a joy contagious. Changed people, were his reward. The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad, when no flowers, calls or cards came, Not a visitor he had. The minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse's concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had nowhere to turn. Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and with a winsome smile; "the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while everyday at noon He's here, a dear friend of mine, you see, He sits right down, takes my hand, Leans over and says to me:
"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM, HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN. ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY."
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Why God Allow Pain
This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen:
A man went to a barbershop to have his haircut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
"I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?
If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond
because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the
street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed
beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.
"I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"
"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."
"Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me."
"Exactly!" affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
A man went to a barbershop to have his haircut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
"I don't believe that God exists."
"Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?
If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond
because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the
street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed
beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.
The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.
"I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"
"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."
"Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me."
"Exactly!" affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Kapansanan ay di balakid
Ano ang iyong ipapasya?
Ang ama ay may “ syphilis “, at ang ina ay may “ tuberculosis “. Sila ay may apat na anak. Ang una ay nabuhay, ang pangalawa ay namatay, ang pangatlo ay pipi at bingi at ang pang-apat ay may tuberculosis.
Ang ina ay buntis ngayon sa kanyang panglimang anak at nagnanais magpalaglag. Sa iyong palagay, ano ang nararapat? Ano ang iyong maipapasya para sa kanya?
Kung pinili mo ay aborsyon. Si Beethoven ay iyong pinatay. Si Beethoven ay nakilala sa kasaysayan ng mundo na isang taga-paglikha ng Classical Music.
- Medical History mula sa:
- R.C. Agnew
- USV Mecial School
Nakalulungkot isipin na kapag nalaman ng isang babae na ang kanyang ipinagdadalang – tao ay may kapansanan, ang unang solusyon na pumapasok sa kanyang isipan ay ang magpalaglag. Para sa kanya mas makatarungan ito kaysa isilang nila ang sanggol na may kapansanan.
Masakit para sa kanya na ang kanyang anak ay habang buhay na maghihirap dahil sa kanyang kapansanan at ang sari- saring pang-aalipusta na maririnig nya na para bang balaraw na dudurog sa kanyang puso.
Ngunit aborsyon nga ba ang solusyon sa ganitong suliranin? HINDI!
Ang pagkakaroon ng kapansanan ay hindi dapat maging sagabal. Hindi ito dapat maging hadlang sa pagtupad ng mga ambisyon, pangarap at mga adhikain sa buhay, sa halip ito ay nagsisilbing inspirasyon upang mas lalong magsumikap, maging matatag sa lahat ng pagsubok. Maraming mga tao na sa kabila nang kanilang kapansanan sila ay naging matagumpay sa kani-kanilang larawan, hindi lamang si Beethoven, marami pang ibang tao, mayaman man o mahirap, kilala man o hindi, ay naging matagumpay sa kani-kanilang larangan.
Lahat tayo ay may karapatang mabuhay, mahalin at kalingain, mayaman man o mahirap, may kapansanan man o wala, lahat tayo ay pantay – pantay sa paningin ng Panginoong na nagbigay ng buhay!
Ang ama ay may “ syphilis “, at ang ina ay may “ tuberculosis “. Sila ay may apat na anak. Ang una ay nabuhay, ang pangalawa ay namatay, ang pangatlo ay pipi at bingi at ang pang-apat ay may tuberculosis.
Ang ina ay buntis ngayon sa kanyang panglimang anak at nagnanais magpalaglag. Sa iyong palagay, ano ang nararapat? Ano ang iyong maipapasya para sa kanya?
Kung pinili mo ay aborsyon. Si Beethoven ay iyong pinatay. Si Beethoven ay nakilala sa kasaysayan ng mundo na isang taga-paglikha ng Classical Music.
- Medical History mula sa:
- R.C. Agnew
- USV Mecial School
Nakalulungkot isipin na kapag nalaman ng isang babae na ang kanyang ipinagdadalang – tao ay may kapansanan, ang unang solusyon na pumapasok sa kanyang isipan ay ang magpalaglag. Para sa kanya mas makatarungan ito kaysa isilang nila ang sanggol na may kapansanan.
Masakit para sa kanya na ang kanyang anak ay habang buhay na maghihirap dahil sa kanyang kapansanan at ang sari- saring pang-aalipusta na maririnig nya na para bang balaraw na dudurog sa kanyang puso.
Ngunit aborsyon nga ba ang solusyon sa ganitong suliranin? HINDI!
Ang pagkakaroon ng kapansanan ay hindi dapat maging sagabal. Hindi ito dapat maging hadlang sa pagtupad ng mga ambisyon, pangarap at mga adhikain sa buhay, sa halip ito ay nagsisilbing inspirasyon upang mas lalong magsumikap, maging matatag sa lahat ng pagsubok. Maraming mga tao na sa kabila nang kanilang kapansanan sila ay naging matagumpay sa kani-kanilang larawan, hindi lamang si Beethoven, marami pang ibang tao, mayaman man o mahirap, kilala man o hindi, ay naging matagumpay sa kani-kanilang larangan.
Lahat tayo ay may karapatang mabuhay, mahalin at kalingain, mayaman man o mahirap, may kapansanan man o wala, lahat tayo ay pantay – pantay sa paningin ng Panginoong na nagbigay ng buhay!
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