M&M #4

Deuteronomy 11:18

Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

Psalms 1: 2-3

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

just a tip for helping us to memorize these verses. personally, memorizing things (including verses) is a very difficult thing to do, a better way of doing this would be first to think through and reflect about what the verses are talking about, and see what God has to say to you in those verses. Then, after understanding and personalizing these verses, it would be much easier to do remember the verse :)

some things that maybe you can ponder about when you do M&M on the above 2 verses.

1) What does it mean to "tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads"? How can we apply it to ourselves?

2) PSA1:2-3 talks about delight in the law of the LORD. Do we desire and look forward to spending time with God, or are we always too pre-occupied with other things and just rush through a time of personal QT? Are we claiming the promises in verse 3?

Do post any comments, thoughts or even reflection points you have. We can share them in the next QT meeting too =)

Being brothers and sisters in Christ . . .

Hey brothers and sisters,

I thought of sharing to you all briefly on what i have gained from the business venture with Calyn during Valentine's Day period this year.

Both of us came together with the idea to try out this business of selling fresh flowers and my handmade cards together for the first time. We were not really sure of what/how much profit we can expect.

However, we decided to use this chance to fulfil our dream of setting up this business yet at the same time, wanted to use our blog to mention about God's love above all the relationships we have. We committed our prayers to God, asking for His guidance and blessings, protection over our small business, and we pledged to set aside half of our profits to fundings for our Uni ministry events such as Alpha course this year.

Throughout this whole period of pouring in 'sweat and blood' into this business, above the things God has blessed us with, (profits, publicity, people who worked with us, brothers and sisters who encouraged and support us), I thank God for this friendship I have with Calyn.

Such a friendship is something that i looked forward to, being able to be frank to one another about the things we feel unhappy/uncomfortable about each other. When there is conflict/clash of ideas, both of us seek to trash it out before one another. Such actions involve risk-taking in our friendship, but because we chose to take risk, our understanding of each other's characters and way of handling things grew much more, and leads to an open channel for feedback and correction if necessary.

Just want to encourage all of us to continue work towards building 'trust' and 'love' in your relationship with the brothers and sisters in the group, seek to resolve conflicts/issues/misunderstandings/hurts, reconcile this relationships that will place a smile on God's face. Afterall, all these things will follow us during our life on earth, and even much more longer when we see each other on the other side of Heaven.

Unit B CNY House Visiting 2008

CG timetable

I would love to upload the exact excel spreadsheet..but suaku me dont know how to..so for the time being we'll just stick to this pathetic pic..:)

NEWSFLASH CONT.

so its catholic? is it the same as christianity? bsides the mother mary part, so did he call on God's power or Mother mary? hmmm.......

NEWSFLASH!

NEWSFLASH!!

Filipino Catholic priest's healing touch cures thousands


MANILA: A Catholic priest in the Philippines is said to have cured thousands of sick people just by touching them. As early as six in the morning, thousands of sick people lined up outside a small Catholic church in Mandaluyong, just to be touched by Fr. Fernando Suarez. The Filipino priest has reportedly been able to heal any form of sickness in Canada, where he's been assigned for the past six years.

This is his first time to hold his healing masses in the Philippines. Many of those who came here said, they suddenly became well after Fr. Suarez laid his healing hands on them. Gerardo Palma suffered a stroke two years ago, and had difficulty walking. Alice Togra lost her eyesight due to meningitis complications when she was a child and she said she couldn't believe that she has regained her eyesight. Some would refer to Fr. Suarez as having supernatural powers, but for the healing priest, his healing abilities come from the Lord above.

The priest always begins his healing sessions with a mass. Fr. Fernando Suarez the healing priest, said: "The healing that I'm offering is not only physical. That's why I take time to explain and let the people know that physical is only one aspect of healing." “There are spiritual, psychological, emotional healing, and moral healing that we also need to be attended to and that's what this ministry is offering," he added. But the priest is also facing criticism at home. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said, though they acknowledge his special gift of healing, they still have to investigate the reported miracles.

Many bishops have also raised questions over the raising of funds for Fr Suarez' vision of a mega shrine, which would include a statue of Mother Mary as tall as the Statue of Liberty. The priest said donations are not mandatory, and that the planned five hectare site will serve as a pilgrimage site. Aside from Canada and the Philippines, Fr Suarez plans to spread his ministry to the United States and Asia. -CNA/vm

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/327693/1/.html

kong xi fa cai!

Hello ppl
long time no see
bet you guys miss me!

Heehee don't you all just love my poem! anyway, it's been long long long due since the start of the year, and I've been meaning to post, but my memory failed me. Bleah. Here goes!

C - career/studies
Caps this sem: 4.0
I am going for all tutorials and lectures (even the b law one with the slow lecturer).
I am doing all tutorials, including extra questions.
I am going for more 'touch-up' workshops, classes, etc.
I am writing down impt things, notes and deadlines in my pink nus diary! (keep track of schedule, for I depended on my friend too much last sem.)
I am completing all the compulsory readings for fna, bsp, philo.
I am participating more in class discussions and in tutorials. (confidence must therefore be built.)
I refuse to push my project to the last min, even if it means nagging at my team mates at all expenses.

Okie! So, with that said, lets go on to...

R - relationship

Family
Current basic overview: With dad, it's fine. With bro, it's getting distant. With mom, it's on and off.

So I guess what I really need to work on is r/nship with mom and bro. Bro's in puberty stage (the act-cool stage) so he's just basically keeping to himself and all that, which I guess can't really be helped, so there's not much there to it that I am able to do. Still, I've been trying to talk to him at selective times, but he seems determined to maintain that distance. (Everytime I go to his room to talk to him, he tells me he just farted, and I do not dare to take the chance.)

With mom, it's so on and off. She's basically weird at times, complete with weird logic, behaviour and actions. When she comes to ka-jiao me (haha what a pun), I used to get really irritated and a quarrelling match occurs. Then, I adopted a 'ignoring you' stance. She continues her ka-jiao-ing. I really do not understand what she wants, and what I am supposed to do. Now, I am trying my best to do my work as she nags at me. It's working fine, so far. She gets what she wants (nagging, or what she calls talking to me), I use it as an exercise to try and do work while tuning out the 'noise'.

Friends
Okay, I guess I am fine with who I have now. So I think I will just improve my attitude towards all my friends, both close and not so close.

I have decided to open up more acquintances, be more friendly, less shy and more bold. Again, confidence comes in. I would have to be less judgemental, esp to those who seem like 'material girls'. I would also be more willing to listen, increase my sensitivity and be more considerate. =)

R/nship with jw is fine, thank God for that. =) yay.

E-economics
Hmm. I'm doing fine for this. Though a little tight recently due to Mom's illness. Five dollars a day is my budget, so I just have to eat lesser. A blessing in disguise? Heheh.

S-spiritual
I am praying everyday.
I am reading my Bible at least every other day.
I am listening and obeying Him when He speaks, not doubting it is Him and not me talking to myself.
I am doing my M&M's!

H-health
Okay, another touchy topic on trainings. (touch rugby only.)
Basic overview: I used to be really really good. I could play really well, doing my own stuff, listening and doing what others tell me to do, and all that. I could defend, attack and cover for others.

Well, it deteriorated during the hols. My passion for trainings drained off, faster than the speed of light, due to pressure. Pressure from team, coach and especially, myself. Expectations too high to be met, to the extent that I refused to allow a single mistake. Result? I got worse. Slow reflexes and speed, ball handling and all else cannot make it.

So, I've decided. No pressure, go for trainings just to play. Play and listen at the same time. I will listen to my instincts more on defense, listen to team mates on attack. As much as possible, I am doing 30-30. 30 crunches/sit-ups and 30 push-ups everyday. This is to train core muscles, to be more flexible, and to train arm strength to pass further. As for speed and stamina, I am going all out to 'kill' during trainings. Watch out! =P haha. No more reserve, no more 2nd team.

So yeah! That's all folks! Guess you guys will see lesser of me at hq this sem. I've got a lot of readings and extra homework, online and off, to do. Got to attend workshops too. Bleah. See all of you later today! I am going for steamboat, shun bian collect angbaos too!! YAYS!