from blogger

one day the villagers decided to pray for rain.
on the day of prayer, everyone gathered,
only one boy came with an umbrella
..............that's FAITH.

when you throw a one year old baby in the air,
he laughs because he knows you'll catch him
..............that's TRUST.

every night we go to bed,
we're not sure if we'll get up tomorrow,
but we still have many plans for the coming day
...............that's HOPE.

have FAITH,
trust in GOD,
and
never lose HOPE.

taft avenue

naglakadlakad ako kanina mula u.n taft hanggang pedro gil, nakakapagod pala(^.^)

nakakapagod di dahil malayo ang nilakad ko, malapit lang u.n. at pedro gil... nakakapagod tanawin ang napakalapit na distansya ng maunlad at mahirap na pamumuhay sa kahabaan ng taft... bakod lang ang pagitan mula sa tituladong mga lugar hanggang sa pwesto ng mga sidewalk vendors at mga pulubi (wala akong maisip na magandang termino), kaunting distansiya ang pagitan ng mga kumakain sa foodchains at restawran mula sa mga nagugutom... ang sakit sa mata. ang sakit sa paningin... wala akong magawa kundi makisimpatya sa mga kapos palad na tulad nila... wala akong kakayahang tulungan sila... ang tangi kong magagawa ay ipanalangin na kahabagan nawa sila ng Diyos... Sana nga...

ilang simbahan ang nadaanan ko kanina, sana umaabot sa mga taong ito ang biyaya ng salita ng Diyos na naririnig nila mula sa mga tagapagsalita. Sana nga...

God's 26 Guards (forwarded email)

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on
a list and said, 'I'll pray for them later'?
Or has anyone ever called you and said, 'I need you to pray for me, I
have this need?'

Read the following story that was sent to me and may it change the way
that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray. You will be
blessed by this.....

A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home
church in Michigan .

'While serving at a small field hospital in Africa , every two weeks I
traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the
halfway point.

On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to
collect money from a bank, purchase medicine, and supplies, and then
begin
My two-day journey back to the field hospital.

Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had
been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same
time talked to him about the Lord.

I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without
incident....

Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I
was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had
known I carried Money and medicines.
He said, 'Some friends and I followed you in to the jungle, knowing you
would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and
drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that
you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.

At this, I laughed and said that I was
Certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.. The young man pressed the
point, however, and said, 'No, sir, I was not the only person to see the
guards, My friends also saw them, and we all counted them.
It was because of those guards that
We were afraid and left you alone.'

At this point in the sermon, One of the men in the congregation jumped
to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell
him the exact day this happened. The missionary
told the congregation the date. The man who interrupted told him this
story:

'On the night of your incident in Africa , It was morning here and I
was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge
to pray for you..
In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this
church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you.

Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?'



The men who had met together to pray that day stood up.
The missionary wasn't concerned with whom they were, He was too busy
counting how many men he saw.

There were 26.

This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves
in behalf of those who love Him.
If you ever feel such prodding to pray, go along with it, you don't
know what it can mean to that person..

Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell.
'With God all things are possible'.

More importantly, how God hears and
Answers the prayers of the faithful.

After you read this, please pass it on and Give God thanks for the
beautiful gift of your faith,
For the powerful gift of prayer, and for the many miracles

He works in your own daily life... And then pass it on.
Who says God does not move on the earth today?

I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today.
To guide you and protect you as you go along your way.
His love is always with you, His promises are true,

And when we give Him our cares you know
He will see us through.

So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best,
Just remember I'm here praying,
And God will do the rest.

forwarded email

Why We Shout When In Anger?

A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.

'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'

'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.' asked the saint

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.

Finally the saint explained, .

'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small..'

The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

He looked at his disciples and said.

'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance each other more, Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return. They may end up in divorce courts, for instance.'