Today I went to visit Grandpa's ashes. While this is a very sentimental thing to do, it was very powerful because we read a poem on another lady's ashes.
Unfortunately I can't translate poems and keep them poems, so I'll give you a very rough translation of it!
It read.
Don't come here with sorrow.
Don't look for me here, as I am not here.
I am now with the Lord in heaven.
If you want to meet me someday, become a Christian.
Then we will see each other when you finally pass away.
Something about this poem is just so simply beautiful. :)
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Thoughts
For the first time, I've seriously contemplated whether God is telling me to give up playing the cello and take up something else. I haven't felt a calling towards studying ministry yet, but that's one of the paths that I could take...
And I'm scared. And I'm resistant to the idea. And I feel selfish for even thinking that I have some semblance of control over my future. I feel like I'm being forced into a decision that I don't want to make, and I'm not ready to make it either. There are so many things that have contributed to my general lack of well-being.
I've been praying lately for healing, but it doesn't come instantaneously.
And I'm scared. And I'm resistant to the idea. And I feel selfish for even thinking that I have some semblance of control over my future. I feel like I'm being forced into a decision that I don't want to make, and I'm not ready to make it either. There are so many things that have contributed to my general lack of well-being.
I've been praying lately for healing, but it doesn't come instantaneously.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
I know, I know...
I know I've been slack with posts lately, but it's pretty much because there is so much on my mind that I've given up trying to compartmentalise and have, as a result, have frozen.
Hong Kong culture catches up with you really quickly - an extreme case of materialism, liberalism and instant gratification. However, what I'm really interested in is WHY there are so many more sincere christians in Hong Kong than there are in Australia.
Christianity is a funny thing. You'd think, especially in a culture such as this, that less people would be inclined to spend time worshipping the Lord and His works, and instead focus on the things that define us as Asians. Posessions, good marks, honour, highest rank in the social ladder. It seems that the more we have, the less we really need... but it shows that people here need God a lot more than the people do back home, where everything is just comfortable and nice.
Just some food for thought.
I've enjoyed the cooler climate so far, but my itch hasn't actually gotten any better :(. Chances are, I won't get better before I go to Japan... no skiing for me, perhaps? EPIC SAD FACE.
Only time will tell.
Hong Kong culture catches up with you really quickly - an extreme case of materialism, liberalism and instant gratification. However, what I'm really interested in is WHY there are so many more sincere christians in Hong Kong than there are in Australia.
Christianity is a funny thing. You'd think, especially in a culture such as this, that less people would be inclined to spend time worshipping the Lord and His works, and instead focus on the things that define us as Asians. Posessions, good marks, honour, highest rank in the social ladder. It seems that the more we have, the less we really need... but it shows that people here need God a lot more than the people do back home, where everything is just comfortable and nice.
Just some food for thought.
I've enjoyed the cooler climate so far, but my itch hasn't actually gotten any better :(. Chances are, I won't get better before I go to Japan... no skiing for me, perhaps? EPIC SAD FACE.
Only time will tell.
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