Human Quality - Quote

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the qualitiy which guarantees all the others - Sir Winston Churchill, British Statesman (1874-196)

The Holy Face

I was surfing in net about the facial expression of the people. As I wanted to know what the people look like when they do facial expression. Look what I have found..... This is the face of our Lord. I just remember then the story of our Lord. They said that while He was walking on the street while carrying His cross towards the place where He will be crucified, one old lady wiped His face as it was full of blood because of the torn that was put on His head. So the blood was pouring all out on His face. After the wiping of face, many saw the image of the face of our Lord on a white cloth. And this is how it looks like. It's nice to reminish all this kind of story when it comes to our Lord.

Photo courtesy: crc-internet

Donkey on the Well

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. finally he decided since the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. So, the farmer invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed shovels, and began to shovel dirt into the well.

All the other farm animals were very upset about this, because the donkey was their friend. But they discovered there was nothing they could do to help him. At first, when the donkey realized what was happening, he cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off, and take a step up on the dirt as it piled up. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a stp up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well, and trotted off!

The moral of the story is that … Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. But each trouble can be a stepping stone. What happens to you isn’t nearly as important as how you react to it. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not giving up! Shake it off, and take a step up! – Beacon

Happy Father's Day To Every Dad

"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Give Thanks - Quote

When you arise in the morning,
Give thanks for the morning light,
for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food and
for the joy of living.
If you see no reason
for giving thanks,
The fault lies in yourself.

In Toga

Tikoy, my favorite dog is wearing a toga. She is really a kind dog.

The Packaging

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his Father called him into his private study and told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was a very successful businessman.

He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away and had willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. In tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse: Matthew 7:11 “And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father, who is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?”

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? - Beacon

Knowledge - Quote

The amount of knowledge on has of himself corresponds to the degree of humility that he manifests.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 7

Inner Peace

Good morning everyone. I read on article from "Our Daily Bread" (June*July*August 2007 issue). There are a lot of good things you will learn in reading articles that we can surely apply to our day to day life. Let me share it with you. This is how it should be ...

How do we react to hostile criticism? If it causes us to strike back angrily at our critics, we need to learn from colonial preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).

Regarded by scholars as an insightful philosopher, Edwards was vindictively attacked by the ruling body of his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. They felt he was wrong to teach that a person needed to be born again before taking part in the Lord’s Supper.

Although he was dismissed from his church, Edwards still maintained a loving and forgiving attitude. One supportive member wrote of him, “I never saw the least symptoms of displeasure in his countenance …. Bu he appeared like a man of God, whose happiness was out of the reach of his enemies.”

Edwards was simply copying the example of the Lord Jesus. When the Savior was insulted, He did not repay with an insult. When He was falsely denounced, He remained silent,” as a sheep before its shearers is silent” (Isa. 53:7).

Do you have an inner peace even when criticized? As you ask the Holy Spirit for His help, you can, as Edwards did, respond in a Chrislike way to false accusations or gossip. – Vernon Grounds

For Further Study

How do we know when to keep silent and when to defend our beliefs? Read Developing The Art Of Gracious Disagreement at www.discoveryseries.org/q0906.