Thursday, September 11, 2008

"A Simple Prayer"

"Doa St. Fransiskus Asisi"

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


TUHAN, jadikanlah aku pembawa DAMAI.
Bila terjadi kebencian, jadikanlah aku pembawa cinta kasih.
Bila terjadi penghinaan, jadikanlah aku pembawa pengampunan.
Bila terjadi perselisihan, jadikanlah aku pembawa kerukunan.
Bila terjadi kesesatan, jadikanlah aku pembawa kebenaran.
Bila terjadi kebimbangan, jadikanlah aku pembawa kepastian.
Bila terjadi keputus-asaan, jadikanlah aku pembawa harapan.
Bila terjadi kegelapan, jadikanlah aku pembawa terang.
Bila terjadi kesedihan, jadikanlah aku pembawa sukacita.

Doa ini saya baca setiap pagi sebab sia letak betul2 di depan cermin. Saya tidak akan bersiap sebelum membaca doa ini.... Terima kasih Tuhan kerana hadiahkan saya pagi yang indah, dah pastinya semua itu ketentuan dan kemahuan Mu.

Doa ini juga yang telah menyedarkan saya kembali untuk meneruskan pelayanan yang telah lama saya tinggalkan sejak berpindah ke Labuan tidak lama dahulu. Terima Kasih Tuhan kerana membenarkan saya untuk bekerja semula di ladangMu.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Pray for This Week

You can have hope for the future because of Jesus Christ.

What is hope? Hope is the confident expectation that something good will happen. What is this good thing? As Christians, we can confidently hope for the following things:

1. The hope of heaven — we know that because we have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord we will spend eternity in heaven
2. The hope of God’s love — we know that in everything in life God will be with us and care for us
3. The hope of a better tomorrow — we know that God has the potential to bring good things to and through our lives

Without God, we do not have the hope of heaven or of God’s love and presence; and good things may or may not happen. But as Christians we know that God will cause all things to work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His will.

We can’t control every event in life, but we can entrust ourselves to the most powerful and loving being in the universe, knowing that the future will only be better for all eternity and that good things can still come in this life.