… vion …

We live not merely for ourselves but for the honor of the One who made us to worship and enjoy Him forever. Significance is not found in the number of our days, but in what our eternal God says about how we have used them.

13 Now all has been heard;
       here is the conclusion of the matter:
       Fear God and keep his commandments,
       for this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
       including every hidden thing,
       whether it is good or evil.

kala pandang mata berpaut,

hilanglah s’genap rasa

tiadalah kata terucap

sinar mata setajam anak panah

m’lesat tinggalkan gendewa

tembus dalam hatiku

ah sudah lah. sejenak lupakan semua yang ada. tiadalah guna ‘tuk tetap berkubang dalam bayang. fajar pagi kan menyingsing. bawa harap pada hari yang baru. langit takkan selama-lamanya gelap. mendung kan berganti sinar mentari. kutunggu apa yang kan kaubawa esok hari, hai mentari pagi …

and yes, avenil. you are still as beautiful as ever.

You always sit in the row ahead of Sam in church. You smile and say
“Good morning” when you come in. You say “See you next Sunday” when you
leave. But one morning, you add a little conversation: “Sam, could you
give me a hundred dollars?”

Unfortunately, that’s the way some
people treat the Lord. They have a Sunday-only relationship with Him
until they need something. But God desires much more.

The Lord
wants us first of all to know Him as our Savior. “This is eternal life,
that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You
have sent” (John 17:3).

After we become His child (1:12), God
desires an ongoing dialog with us and a growing knowledge of who He is
and who we can be with His help. He doesn’t want to be a Sunday-only
acquaintance or Someone we cry out to only when we’re desperate. God
wants us to have a personal relationship with Him. He also wants us to
grow in our desire to please Him by obeying Him. “We know that we know
Him, if we keep His commandments” (1 John 2:3).

God loves you and
wants you to know Him. He does answer desperation prayers. But before
you start asking, make sure you know Him personally. — Cindy Hess Kasper.

source: Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml May 20, 2007.  

you are stunningly beautiful today. yet, so much misery in it. even tears flowing down your reddish face. that’s like a sharp knife tears apart my heart.

the heart in which you have left a sweet and memorable remark. you keep me sane.

since that day, this heart has always been yours. despite people come and go in our lives, you’re still the one in this heart.

you’re my sunshine. you’re my source of energy. you’re the most beautiful of all. you’re my everything.

Mat 15:8

These people draw near to Me with their mouth, . . . but their heart is far from Me.  —Matthew 15:8

We say we love Jesus, but our hearts may be far from Him. God wants us to be real. — Anne Cetas

source: ODB - 4 May 2007