Be worthy individuals

What does time tell man? 

Discern, choose wisely what you eat and drink of me. When you walk with me, do not come alone-bring along Wisdom to keep you balanced. 

A man's journey completes in a wink of an eye. Before you know it, you are at journey's end.

 Know the difference between living the essentials, and that which glorify self ambition. 

The rewards of  living Essentials sits serenely with you as the sun makes its descend.....contentment, satisfaction of a life well lived.

The glorification of self ambition  fades and  vanishes  with the passing  of time.  Dust flying in the wind...

Naked you came, naked you go.Only the virtuous deeds remains. Does your existence continue to fragrance the memories of others or is it good riddance to you?

Know your limitations, burst through its boundaries.

Know your limitations. Examine yourself. If you wish to scale higher, find out your weaknesses, overcome it. Get more knowledge. Equip and prepare yourself for the next level of your challenge. Rise up to the occasion . Score your goal!

The Faith, that comes from the Feast of St. Anne

A sea of people! My family and I were at St. Anne's before six ,probably around five forty five last evening and 98% of whatever seats the parish readied for the faithful had been snapped up. We had to split up and sit wherever we could find the seats. I clung on to one spare seat and my husband another, some distance away. We had  two late comers rushing back for mass and when they finally did arrived it was like....what der??Has the whole world turned up for St. Anne's Feast at Port Klang? There was no parking. The nearby residential lanes were full, the designated parking were full house, the everywhere were packed!!

By 6.30p.m. before mass began, the compound of the church  was so jammed, sardine packed  with people,  you can't even move from the gates in. YT looked behind at the road outside...hooh! Filled to the brim with people!~ Hundreds and at least a couple of thousands of faithful had gathered-all in their own ways, hopeful of favours granted!!

St, Anne's Feast continues to  amaze me , the increasing thousands who kept coming  to her for assistance- the miracles worked and favours granted.  St. Anne's feast is indeed a place where God makes his powerful presence felt  in love of his earthly grandmother to work great miracles of care and love.Such fervour , such appreciation ! We can only thank St. Anne's feast that we get  to witness such devotion and fortify our own faith as well! And that faith is in God who stands with St. Anne.  It is a lesson in itself...as the Lord loves his grandmother and his earthly family, so too, should we love our own family and the elderly in our individual fold. 

The evening mass was presided over by much loved Fr. Simon Pereira, from Singapore...the theme-The Lord's Prayer and he gets you to pray and drink in each and every single word of the Lord's prayer.The power is in the very words of the prayer.   Truly  the complete prayer and if you were to focus on its significance, the Lord's prayer does indeed cover your entire  needs and the protection of deliverance from the evil one. That's empowering! God bless you Fr. Simon.

Till we meet again next year when good St. Anne celebrates her Feast Day!

Let us pray

In the last days there will come times of stress. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant  abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, fierce, haters of good, treacherous, reckless  swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. 2 Timothy 3:1:4

Everything that was spoken has come to pass. We are in this era of lawlessness, Paul spoke about.. We are part of the great shift into the pleasures of the night- everyone of us without exception. Let us pray, we shall overcome and  have the wisdom to discern, the sight to see and the strength to do what is right-return to God.. 

A note to God

 If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways, will receive anything from the Lord.  James 1:5-8

I  journeyed for decades 

Reproach dodged my steps

I've asked as you told me

to ..

oh a trillion times...

needs and wants

And yet and yet..

Hope kept its distance.

I realise now Lord

what it is that I had  missed

I was in faith

and yet in wavering state

both doubts and faith

intermingling....

Like the crushing waves

Coming and going

wavering,drunken 

unstable in double mindedness

Hoping, and yet questioning!

I've got to see and  know

as I do now,

That what I asked of you

Is already done-

Faith seen and hope already 
held firm

No doubting, no none at all!

In appreciation of Fr. VA Michael's  homily -healing mass-St. Anne, Port Klang.

Senior citizen mass @ St. Anne's-Wednesday 24th July 2013

St. Anne pray for us

Time to ask for  blessings.
With Fr. Lawrence

Fr. Simon Lebroy 

Do not be artificial, but be true to the gospel and the teachings of the Lord.

The priest spoke about the simple joys we used to have, living among real nature, breathing  fresh air , living with the goodness of God's given genuineness- Real people-the real things of  what we used to have-treasures..

Today, REAL has become RARE and you would have to look carefully beneath the surface. Is that a real diamond or mere glass? Progress has innovated  fakes and the artificial so well that today, these have been accepted as alternatives and fast turning into culture. Like the good priest said, we don't need seeds , there is  bark grafting  and we have come up with so many varied clones of the original. Today, what we need is returning to  the original and that's what our Faith is all about. The authentic is in the Word of God. God's commandments is the light out of the maze of  artificial glory.

Packed church 

I don't know about you, but Fr. Simon really spoke plenty of truth with loads of good humour thrown in.  You know what it is with seniors- the KISS word- Keep it short and simple but that  homily by Fr. Simon  so  enthralled the  congregation  that,.it was like..What?  Finish already? Aiyah! If it were a normal stage, YT for one would have shouted. More! More! but this is a mass service for goodness sake ...Funny thing about the ears, if it is something  you enjoy listening to..even three hours is too short!! 

Food, glorious food!

Do you know, St. Anne brought in the air-cond for the comfort of her fellow seniors? The sky was cloudy before mass and as soon as service started.....it rain. No heat..just the pure comfort of cool, almost cold air..some even put on their cardigans. And as soon as mass ended, the rain  stopped on the dot.too.allowing the seniors and all who came to have the lovely hot meal prepared for them.

Hooh! Two long massive queue- people patiently waiting for their turn to yum in the goodies. Worth the wait! Yours Truly stood at the end of the line and had a lovely conversation with a friend . She thinks it is a blessing to partake in the sharing of food. It is the spirit of fellowship, the miracle of friends that makes the offering of food so meaningful!! Catching up with friends, just talking. Hearing people marvel about the simple, down to earth everyday miracles they experience.  Those are  the real things YT should do more often. It really gladdens the heart. Yes, Fr. Simon, nothing like throwing out the ugliness of the fakes to embrace the genuine and the pure goodness found in abundance along the pathway of the good Lord.

Long queue for lunch 

One community sharing

Very touching too the appeal of parish priest Fr. Lawrence - a favour, he asks of us-please pray for Pope Francis..he's on a mission to bring back  lost sheep and he has refused armoured protection and the works. Bless his heart....the safety of the Pope is indeed what we should also pray for in this beautiful season of St. Anne's feast and yet  YT  is sure the Pope walks on Faith ground and he is teaching the world by example that  there is nothing to fear, not when God walks with you!

And -To Allah, my God..we keep faith..let the name we know you by remain our legacy and heritage. Amen!..

Be grateful for good directions

Despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Proverbs 3:11-12

For all whom we love and care for, we try to straighten that their ego may not eat away their balance that they become thrash instead of wealth. 

Do not be overly annoyed, my friends  when parents, elders and good friends chasten you. Truth always hurt. Ego is all set to strike back. No one wants to be told, what they do is wrong, it is just so alien to the ears and "so embarrassing" too. Remember it is better to be embarrassed and be saved from falling into the pit than trying to climb out after the mistake is done., battered and bruised . Fact is, those who chasten for the good of others always risk their anger and disdain so,  the next time, someone is kind enough to point you in the correct direction. Be grateful.