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Thursday, 11 June 2009

  • Domestic Violence Stats

    Volunteering at Bay Area Legal Aid, I received an email about these stats:

    67% of 12- to 18-year-old boys incarcerated for murder are there for killing their mothers' abusers.

    80% of boys who see their fathers batter their mothers, grow up to be batterers.

    80% of girls who see their father batter their mothers, grow up to be battered themselves.

    Scary...  Let's work hard to prevent the cycle of tragedy!

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Thursday, 07 May 2009

  • I will be found by you

    "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity."  (Jer. 29:13-14.)

    What a wonderful promise!  This passage just came to me -- in a package mailed from amazon.com.  Thanks to the giver and Giver!  :)

  • Seek and You Will Find

    God's promise: "Seek and you will find."  In my prayers, I have been repeating this promise -- sometimes as a reminder to myself, and sometimes like a threat to God that He better keep His own promise.  This promise has been the little source of strength that allows me to carry on.

    As if confirming this promise, my reading of Proverbs yesterday revealed to me that this promise was made ever since the OT: "I love those who love me and those who seek me find me. . . .  For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord."  (Proverbs 8:17, 35.)  It is comforting to know that God has always been faithful to His promises . . . and He always will be.

    May I continue to be strong and persistently pray for the realization of this promise.

Thursday, 30 April 2009

  • Quiet with God

    Everything seems to happen all at once, and what's left after the storms is just -- quietness.  At once, I feel so alone -- where are the things I used to turn to?  But this is teaching me a lesson that there is nowhere else to turn but towards God.

    In this quietness with God, I realize He has always been here.  It took Him to shake my world for me to realize His faithful presence.  As C.S. Lewis said, pain is God's megaphone.  C.S. Lewis' words in "A Grief Observed" resonate with me.

    Please pray for me, as prayer is the only thing left to do -- no, it is and always has been the best thing to do.